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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Great Valley, NY · August 2, 1981

Date
August 2, 1981 · 13:30 local
Place
Great Valley, NY
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4251V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FFJ20
Reported as
Cessna 170
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed in field due to sick passenger. Landed downwind. Struck road sign on attempted late go around.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN FIELD DUE TO SICK PASSENGER. LANDED DOWNWIND. STRUCK ROAD SIGN ON ATTEMPTED LATE GO AROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.