19951216040759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · John Day, OR · December 16, 1995

Date
December 16, 1995 · 12:00 local
Place
John Day, OR
Airport
John Day State Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3171B
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA96LA030
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,505 total953 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Misjudged approach. Landed short of runway. Blamed sudden downdraft. Light wind existed.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED APPROACH. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. BLAMED SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT. LIGHT WIND EXISTED.

NTSB investigation

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