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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Monument Valley, UT · June 16, 1987

Date: June 16, 1987 · 07:30 local
Place: Monument Valley, UT
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2398D
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN87LA158
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental C1452
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,040 total701 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N2398DRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 20550 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to sustain altitude after takeoff from desert. Crash landed. Had landed off airport to take pictures.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DESERT. CRASH LANDED. HAD LANDED OFF AIRPORT TO TAKE PICTURES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN87LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonument Valley, UTThe plt landed to take pictures in Monument Valley off designated arpt. On takeoff the plt reported that the acft could not maintain sufficient altitude and that he had to make a forced landing. The plt did not report any mechanical failure or malfunction.Jun 16, 1987 · Substantial damage