# Accident 19910909037969A: Cessna STC170, Iowa Ridge, AK, September 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Iowa Ridge, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2487D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487D) (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 STC170
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 615 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910909037969A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON ROUGH GRAVEL BAR ENDED WITH AIRCRAFT NOSING UP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2487D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880709025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709025939A), Jul 9, 1988: Cessna 170B (N2487D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff,plane nosed up, ground looped when hit by jet blast of B727. Advised PIC to use discretion.
- [Accident 19830528070359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528070359A), May 28, 1983: Cessna 170B (N2487D), Circle Hot Spri, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped breaking axle and damaging left wing during landing.

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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