# Accident 19810805047719A: Norwst 3570PORTFLD, Rockford, IL, August 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17029, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Porterfield 35-70 (registry code 6480104, https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-35-70) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Leblond 70 series (registry code 39101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/leblond-70-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORWST 3570PORTFLD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROUGH ENGINE. ELECTED LANDING ON A ROAD TO CHECK ENGINE. HIT SIGN-POST ON ROLL-OUT. FOUND INTAKE PUSH ROD MISSING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI81FEE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE48), Aug 5, 1981: Porterfield 35-70 (N17029), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17029 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770908027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770908027299A), Sep 8, 1977: Norwst 3570PORTFLD (N17029), CO, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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