# Incident 19870730068759I: Cessna 170B, Bolton, VT, July 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Bolton, VT
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3742° N, 72.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bolton, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3742&lon=-72.8860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2873C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2873C) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730068759I

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED LOW. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A HIGHWAY. ENGINE DEFECT NOT REPORTED.

## Other reports on N2873C (1)

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

- [Accident 19890611021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611021659A), Jun 11, 1989: Cessna 170B (N2873C), Gerlach, NV, Substantial damage. Decided to land in a open area to pick up wood. Aircraft nosed over in soft mud.

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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