- Date
- August 12, 1987, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Independence, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9039ACessna 170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870812044049A
- Case key
- 25656
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a cross country flight, the plt stated that en route the engine suddenly lost partial power. The plt made a 180 degree turn to try an emergency landing at a nearby airport, however, the plt realized that he would be short of the rwy. The plt landed the acft in an open field. The acft bounced several times then nosed over. The engine had been removed to another state prior to an official examination. The cause of the engine failure is undetermined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9039A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18794
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Franklin O-300, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- May, Richard B
- Registered owner
- Richard B May
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1986 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- PTV · Porterville, CA
- Destination
- BIH · Bishop, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 207 · Independence, runway 14, 3,245 × 40 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 279 total · 200 in this make and model · 228 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIH, 34 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.