# Accident 19870211002639A: Cessna 172N, Fergus Falls, MN, February 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1987, 19:36 local time
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2795° N, 96.0606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2795&lon=-96.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734MV-1989-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 15 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870211002639A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO ROLLING TERRAIN ON A CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. SITE INDICATES NORMAL SPEED AND LEVEL FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI87FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA083), Feb 12, 1987: Cessna 172N (N734MV), Fergus Falls, MN, destroyed, 4 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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