# Accident 19871108066799A: Cessna 170B, Shirley, MA, November 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: Shirley, MA
- Airport: Shirley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5270° N, 71.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Shirley Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5270&lon=-71.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8128A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8128A-2013-02-27) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871108066799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC88LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA034), Nov 8, 1987: Cessna 170B (N8128A), Shirley, MA, substantial damage

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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