# Accident 20170114000069A: Cessna 170B, Coeur D Alene, ID, January 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Coeur D Alene, ID
- Airport: Coeur D'Alene - Pappy Boyingto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7747° N, 116.8253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7747&lon=-116.8253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3210A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3210A-2019-09-06) (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 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170114000069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE SNOW. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, WING STRUTS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, FUSELAGE, COWLING, FIREWALL AND BOOT COWL.

## 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 GAA17CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA116), Jan 14, 2017: Cessna 170 (N3210A), Coeur D'Alene, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during approach, which resulted in landing short of the runway threshold.

## Other reports on N3210A (2)

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

- [Accident 20140919017269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919017269A), Sep 19, 2014: Cessna 170B (N3210A), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. The pilot in command ground looped his CEO-170 during landing roll out on runway 31 at portland Hillsboro Airport. The reported weather at the time indicated…
- [Accident 20090513006359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090513006359A), May 13, 2009: Cessna 170B (N3210A), Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. On April 13, 2009, the pilot/owner of N3210 departed from his base in artesia, new Mexico (kats) and a VFR flight to Roswell, new mexio (krow). No flight plan…

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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