- Date
- July 21, 1987, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3063ACessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870721081319A
- Case key
- 40661
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On initial climb a partial loss of power occurred and the pilot made a forced landing in a wheat field. During landing roll the aircraft's left main gear struck an irrigation pipe and the aircraft nosed over inverted. No evidence of a preimpact mechanical failure/malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3063A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25707
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hern Ironworks, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hern Ironworks, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 330 total · 330 in this make and model · 296 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 19 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.