# Accident 19870108000239A: Cessna 172G, Tuskegee, AL, January 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1987, 17:40 local time
- Place: Tuskegee, AL
- Airport: Moton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4191° N, 85.7102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4191&lon=-85.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3971L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3971L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870108000239A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED DURING A TOUCH AND GO. THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED. FUEL CONTAMINTION.

## 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 ATL87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA058), Jan 9, 1987: Cessna 172G (N3971L), Tuskegee, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3971L (2)

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

- [Accident 20231114017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231114017709A), Nov 14, 2023: Cessna 172G (N3971L), Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On November 14, 2023, about 1008 mountain standard time, a 1966 Cessna 172G, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near provo, Utah.…
- [Incident 19920717040499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717040499I), Jul 17, 1992: Cessna 172G (N3971L), Benton Harbor, MI. Engine failure in flight. Forced landing in soybean field. Aircraft was not registered. No current inspection.

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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