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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Independence, CA · August 12, 1987

Date
August 12, 1987 · 11:00 local
Place
Independence, CA
Airport
Independence Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9039A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA289
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
279 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine lost partial power and began knocking. Unable to make nearby airport, landed short and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER AND BEGAN KNOCKING. UNABLE TO MAKE NEARBY AIRPORT, LANDED SHORT AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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