# Accident 19870202001479A: Cessna 172D, Plainfield, IL, February 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1987, 13:20 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow International
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6099° N, 88.2006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6099&lon=-88.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2968U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 125 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870202001479A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW DURING TAXI.  THE PASSENGER WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER WHEN HE EXITED.

## 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 CHI87DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEE04), Feb 2, 1987: Cessna 172 (N2968U), Plainfield, IL, no damage, 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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