# Accident 19861127080181A: Cessna 172E, Amarillo, TX, November 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1986, 16:15 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Buffalo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1103° N, 101.7405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1103&lon=-101.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7709U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7709U-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 66 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127080181A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER OF N5508J AS IT FLEW OVER SAME. THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5508J, Bbavia 7GCBC: [Accident 19861127080182A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127080182A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW87FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA022), Nov 27, 1986: Cessna 172C (N7709U), Amarillo, TX, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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