# Accident 19870530017099A: Cessna 140, Sawyer, ND, May 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sawyer, ND
- Airport: Warren Pietsch Pvt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0197° N, 101.1298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0197&lon=-101.1298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1677V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1677V-1989-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530017099A

## Narrative

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

VEERED LEFT AS FLAPS WERE SET ON FINAL. UNABLE TO CORRECT. STRUCK TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE.

## 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 DEN87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA137), May 30, 1987: Cessna 140 (N1677V), Sawyer, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1677V (1)

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

- [Accident 19790526009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526009439A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 140 (N1677V), Bowman, ND, Substantial damage. Student pilot made unauthorized touch and go landing in field,aborted takeoff due to rough ground,ground looped.

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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