# Accident 19870505012279A: Cessna 170B, Kenai, AK, May 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1987, 21:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6596° N, 150.9007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6596&lon=-150.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2754D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754D-2012-09-21) (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 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O340A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 964 total, 52 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870505012279A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LANDING IN A WOODED AREA. PROP ASSEMBLY CAME OFF DURING DESCENT. WINGS HIT TREES.

## 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 ANC87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA066), May 6, 1987: Cessna 170B (N2754D), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2754D (1)

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

- [Accident 19780517008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517008559A), May 17, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2754D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. L wing tip struck ground. Spindle,p/n 0442010-6,worn & loose allo tailwheel fork to wobble.

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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