# Accident 19870207021669A: Cessna 172N, Caldwell, NJ, February 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1987, 10:47 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4792D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4792D-2008-09-16) (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: 58 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207021669A

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY ON TOUCH AND GO. FIRST SOLO STUDENT LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER

## 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 NYC87LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA083), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna 172 (N4792D), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4792D (2)

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

- [Accident 20060714022259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060714022259A), Jul 14, 2006: Cessna 172N (N4792D), Pompton Lakes, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) At approx 1740 pilot called mayday, stating loss of engine power and that aircraft was losing altitude. Pilot attempted landing on road which is part of…
- [Incident 19921226054479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226054479I), Dec 26, 1992: Cessna 172H (N4792D), Teterboro, NJ, No damage. Collided with a parked aircraft while taxiing out of tie down area. Departed and returned. Found stabilizer jamming

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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