# Accident 19870308005059A: Cessna STC170, Fairbanks, AK, March 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1987, 14:10 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Eielson Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8104° N, 147.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8104&lon=-147.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4570C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4570C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC170
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308005059A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING AFTER LIFTOFF AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK DURING THE ABORT.

## 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 ANC87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA046), Mar 8, 1987: Cessna 170B (N4570C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4570C (1)

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

- [Accident 19850619030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619030379A), Jun 19, 1985: Cessna 170B (N4570C), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft ran off the side of the runway during landing. Pilot reported fading brake but no malfunction found.

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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