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Cessna 170B N3063A

21 July 1987 · Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 July 1987 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3063A, operated by Hern Ironworks, Inc., was involved in an accident near Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
47.5902, -116.9109
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N3063A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Hern Ironworks, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA87LA143

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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