# Accident 19871012059239A: Cessna 170A, King Salmon, AK, October 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7495° N, 156.5393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7495&lon=-156.5393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1311D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1311D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,498 total, 615 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871012059239A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND HIT A BERM DURING ABORT. FROST ON THE WINGS WAS INADEQUATELY CLEARED

## 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 ANC88LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA007), Oct 12, 1987: Cessna 170 (N1311D), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1311D (2)

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

- [Accident 20160617023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160617023969A), Jun 17, 2016: Cessna 170A (N1311D), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot taking off from unimproved strip (name: mud strip) near upper lake george/knik glacier, with a quartering left headwind. Upon rotation, pilot experienced…
- [Incident 19810927080459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927080459I), Sep 27, 1981: Cessna 170A (N1311D), Egegik, AK, Minor damage. During takeoff roll aircraft hit soft mud and the aircraft nosed over. Minor damage. Windshield cracked.

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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