Event ATL87DEI09

1987-07-11 UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio, United States Airport · 56D None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3142A

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 170B

Year of manufacture

1953 · 34 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19560427

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A3584C

Registrant of record

KRUEGER ROBERT C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3142A Cessna 170B None

Factual narrative

DURING TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM RUNWAY 36 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 250 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A CROSSWIND CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD. WEATHER INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM FINDLAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, 18 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE, REPORTED THE WIND FROM 260 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87DEI09.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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