# Accident 19870204001659A: Cessna STC172, Yuma, AZ, February 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1987, 14:20 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6791° N, 114.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6791&lon=-114.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64484 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 467 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204001659A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT IN GUSTY CROSSWINDS.TAILWHEEL CONVERSION.

## 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 LAX87LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA108), Feb 4, 1987: Cessna 172N (N64484), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage

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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