# Accident 19880517070039A: Cessna 170B, Bayard, NE, May 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bayard, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7500° N, 103.3198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7500&lon=-103.3198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4510C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4510C) (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 C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,112 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517070039A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A ROAD DUE TO LOW OIL. ADDED OIL. STRUCK A ROAD SIGN ON TAKEOFF, WENT INTO A DITCH. EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE.

## 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 MKC88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA091), May 17, 1988: Cessna 170B (N4510C), Bayard, NE, 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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