# Accident 20170112006239A: Cessna 170A, Hayden, AL, January 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2017, 14:05 local time
- Place: Hayden, AL
- Airport: Campbell Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8469° N, 86.8989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8469&lon=-86.8989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1387D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1387D-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170112006239A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS LAST MEMORY WAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED FROM THE NORTH WITH THE RUNWAY AT 800 FEET AGL ON SHORT.

A WITNESS HEARD A LOUD IMPACT NOISE AND THEN TURNED TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT FALL AT A VERY SLOW AIRSPEED, NOSE DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ALTITUDE THEN IMPACT THE GROUND AT THE RUNWAY THRESHHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT EXIBITED DAMAGE TO NOSE, LEFT AND RIGHT WING TIPS, EACH WITH DIRT RESIDUE AND A LARGE DENT ON THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY MID SPAN.

## 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 ERA17CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA087), Jan 12, 2017: Cessna 170 (N1387D), Hayden, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the approach.

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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