19871108066799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Shirley, MA · November 8, 1987

Date
November 8, 1987 · 12:45 local
Place
Shirley, MA
Airport
Shirley Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8128A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA034
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On final, rolled inverted in gusty winds. Recovered upright then crashed in trees. Failed to maintain airspeed.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL, ROLLED INVERTED IN GUSTY WINDS. RECOVERED UPRIGHT THEN CRASHED IN TREES. FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

NTSB investigation

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