# Accident 19870721081319A: Cessna 170B, Coeru D Alene, ID, July 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1987, 07:00 local time
- Place: Coeru D Alene, ID
- Airport: Coeur D Alene Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5902° N, 116.9109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5902&lon=-116.9109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3063A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3063A) (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 C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 330 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870721081319A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A IRRIGATION PIPE ON FORCED LANDING AND NOSED OVER. PILOT BLAMES CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 SEA87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA143), Jul 21, 1987: Cessna 170B (N3063A), Coeur D'Alene, ID, 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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