# Accident 19870121000909A: Cessna 172N, Fort Worth, TX, January 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8206° N, 97.3602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8206&lon=-97.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4901G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4901G-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870121000909A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A DOWNWIND LANDING.  THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS IMPROPERLY SERVICED.

## 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 FTW87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA046), Jan 21, 1987: Cessna 172N (N4901G), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4901G (1)

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

- [Incident 19960126003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960126003359I), Jan 26, 1996: Cessna 172N (N4901G), Bluefield, WV. Narrative: aircraft enroute (I21) indianapolis-brookside to (rdu) raleigh-durham, NC, while IFR @ 45000 MSL. Intermediate fuel stop planned @ pulaski, VA (psk)…

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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