# Accident 19870227004519A: Cessna 172, Cross Keys, NJ, February 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1987, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cross Keys, NJ
- Airport: Cross Keys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7055° N, 75.0330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSS KEYS (17N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7055&lon=-75.0330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9821J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 29 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870227004519A

## Narrative

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

LOOKED INSIDE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. STRUCK SNOWBANK ON EDGE.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 NYC87LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA100), Feb 27, 1987: Cessna 172 (N9821J), Cross Keys, NJ, 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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