# Incident 19870224029029I: Cessna 172M, Falfurrias, TX, February 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1987, 13:51 local time
- Place: Falfurrias, TX
- Airport: Brooks County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2061° N, 98.1210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKS COUNTY (BKS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2061&lon=-98.1210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5207R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5207R-2004-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,100 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870224029029I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING START.  ENGINE HAD BEEN FLOODED.

## Other reports on N5207R (1)

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

- [Accident 19980206003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206003599A), Feb 6, 1998: Cessna 172M (N5207R), Port Lavaca, TX, Substantial damage. Struck power lines during aerial observation. Aircraft was checking powerlines during power outage. (.4) the airplane struck power lines during an aerial…

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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