# Accident 19870516013479A: Cessna 170B, Big Sky, MT, May 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Big Sky, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2592° N, 111.3207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2592&lon=-111.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1979C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1979C-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 11 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516013479A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER EN ROUTE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ROAD. VEERED LEFT STRIKING AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 DEN87LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA125), May 16, 1987: Cessna 170B (N1979C), Big Sky, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1979C (1)

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

- [Accident 20030727018079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030727018079A), Jul 27, 2003: Cessna 170B (N1979C), Schafer, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that he aborted take-off due to insufficient power. The aircraft went through a fence at the end of the runway, hit some trees, and came…

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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