# Accident 19951216040759A: Cessna 170B, John Day, OR, December 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: John Day, OR
- Airport: John Day State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4203° N, 118.9403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4203&lon=-118.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3171B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171B-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,505 total, 953 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216040759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA030), Dec 16, 1995: Cessna 170B (N3171B), John Day, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

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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