# NTSB NYC79FGT09: Cessna 170, N4220V, Bloserville, PA, February 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1979
- Place: Bloserville, PA · BLOSERVILLE, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGT09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0442  79/2/22    BLOSERVILLE,PA      CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 311
        TIME - 1509                    N4220V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLISLE,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-ENGINE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4220V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4220V), registered now, S/N 18576, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790222003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790222003439A), Feb 22, 1979: Cessna 170, Bloserville, PA, Substantial damage. Acrft was serviced 65 days prior to accident. Had not been flown prior to date of accident. Water found in fuel.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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