# Accident 19890218002279A: Cessna STC170, Cleveland, TN, February 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1204° N, 85.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1204&lon=-85.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8032A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC170
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,273 total, 560 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL89LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA091), Feb 18, 1989: Cessna 170B (N8032A), Cleveland, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT WHICH LED TO A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SOFT TERRAIN…

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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