19870216004459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC310 · Sedona, AZ · February 16, 1987

Date
February 16, 1987 · 18:15 local
Place
Sedona, AZ
Airport
Sedona
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N161A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA133
Reported as
Cessna STC310
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,142 total3,500 in this make and model21 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.

The aircraft touched down hard on landing. Suspect elder pilots vision was affected by night and high altitude.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON LANDING. SUSPECT ELDER PILOTS VISION WAS AFFECTED BY NIGHT AND HIGH ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N161A · 2

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