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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Bay City, TX · February 8, 1987

Date
February 8, 1987 · 13:10 local
Place
Bay City, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6129D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA063
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total49 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft dragged a wingtip during touchdown and veered off the runway. Pilot reported a wind gust lifted wing.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DRAGGED A WINGTIP DURING TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED A WIND GUST LIFTED WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.