# Accident 19870104000069A: Cessna 182F, Wickenburg, AZ, January 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3587U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3587U-1990-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104000069A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 LAX87LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA074), Jan 4, 1987: Cessna 182F (N3587U), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3587U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840403019679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840403019679I), Apr 3, 1984: Cessna 182F (N3587U), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. A strong crosswind lifted a wing on the landing roll. Lost control and ran off the runway.

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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