# Accident 19870403079029A: Cessna 170, Boulder, CO, April 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0395° N, 105.3697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0395&lon=-105.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2323D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2323D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (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 O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 35 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870403079029A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT ON THE LANDING ROLL. LEFT THE RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED IN DIRT.

## 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 DEN87LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA080), Apr 3, 1987: Cessna 170B (N2323D), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2323D (2)

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

- [Accident 20130120001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130120001039A), Jan 20, 2013: Cessna 170B (N2323D), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. On 01/20/2013 at approximately 1133 hrs. MST, N2323D a Cessna model 170B aircraft sustained substantial damage during takeoff from Erie Municipal Airport…
- [Accident 19760627017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627017599A), Jun 27, 1976: Cessna 170B (N2323D), Upland, CA, 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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