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CHI87DET02

1987-03-10 · ANGOLA, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ANQ

Current FAA registration · N3135A

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
19560125
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A354FE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PILOT PERFORMED FULL STALL LANDING IN MODERATE RIGHT CROSSWIND. ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL WEATHERCOCKING WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON WERE INEFFECTIVE. LEFT BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN RESULTANT GROUND LOOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87DET02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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