# Accident 19861220086459A: Cessna 172E, Crossroads, NM, December 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1986, 23:31 local time
- Place: Crossroads, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5093° N, 103.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5093&lon=-103.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7821U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7821U-2014-11-19) (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 O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861220086459A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT NIGHT. SUSPECT VFR STUDENT LOST GROUND REFERENCES IN NIGHT. IFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 DEN87FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA039), Dec 21, 1986: Cessna 172E (N7821U), Crossroads, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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