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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Sutton, AK · August 12, 1987

Date
August 12, 1987 · 21:00 local
Place
Sutton, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4091V
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA121
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental O300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total125 in this make and model63 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.

Weather turning to IFR. Elected to land on highway. Right wing struck a road sign on rollout.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHER TURNING TO IFR. ELECTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY. RIGHT WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN ON ROLLOUT.

NTSB investigation

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