Cessna 170A accident near Monticello, Minnesota, August 18, 1987
On August 18, 1987, a Cessna 170A, registered N1354D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Monticello, Minnesota (Monticello airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 18, 1987
- Place
- Monticello, Minnesota · Monticello · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A · all 170As on the register
- Registration
- N1354D · registry record · serial 19930
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DRG THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT. IT THEN SWERVED TO THE LEFT & WENT INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD. DRG THE OCCURRENCE, THE RGT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE RGT WING, RGT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PROP & ENG COWLING WERE DAMAGED. APRX 30 MI SE AT MINNEAPOLIS, MN, THE 1950 CDT WIND WAS FROM 240 DEG AT 7 KTS. HOWEVER,THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS CALM AT MONTICELLO ARPT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 177 hours in all; 115 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 131 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,729 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 6, 1987
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-145 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: ANE Blaine MN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 2,550 ft by 140 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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