# Accident 19880430011159A: Cessna STC170, Mechanicsville, MD, April 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1988, 23:10 local time
- Place: Mechanicsville, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4293° N, 76.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4293&lon=-76.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4022V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4022V-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC170
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,287 total, 230 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880430011159A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD AFTER POWER LOSS. STRUCK POLE ON ROLLOUT. COWLING AIR INLETS WERE COVERED.

## 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 BFO88LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA042), May 1, 1988: Cessna 170 (N4022V), Mechanicsville, MD, 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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