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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC170 · Cleveland, TN · February 18, 1989

Date
February 18, 1989 · 16:45 local
Place
Cleveland, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8032A
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA091
Reported as
Cessna STC170
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,273 total560 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Operated VFR into IMC in snow showers. Made precautionary landing in a farm field and nosed over. Ice on aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

OPERATED VFR INTO IMC IN SNOW SHOWERS. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD AND NOSED OVER. ICE ON AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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