# Accident 19870711037429A: Cessna 170B, Upper Sandusky, OH, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Upper Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Wyandot County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8295° N, 83.2806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8295&lon=-83.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3142A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3142A) (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: CONT O300B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 71 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DEI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711037429A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF IN A 12 KNOT CROSSWIND.

## 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 ATL87DEI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI09), Jul 11, 1987: Cessna 170B (N3142A), Upper Sandusky, OH, 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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