# Accident 19851231066789A: Cessna 170, Grygla, MN, December 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Grygla, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2904° N, 95.6104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2904&lon=-95.6104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3828V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3828V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851231066789A

## Narrative

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

SKI MOUNT RETAINING WASHER MISSING. SKI PARTED FROM MOUNT ON LANDING. WINGTIP HIT SNOWBANK,AIRCRAFT WENT ONTO NOSE.

## 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 CHI86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA055), Dec 31, 1985: Cessna 170A (N3828V), Grygla, MN, 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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