# Accident 19870313005979A: Cessna 172P, Roanoke, TX, March 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1987, 12:08 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Aero Valley-Hyde Way
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0006° N, 97.2292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0006&lon=-97.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64943, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64943) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870313005979A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED ON LANDING AND LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 FTW87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA076), Mar 13, 1987: Cessna 172P (N64943), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64943 (1)

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

- [Accident 19921228051919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921228051919A), Dec 28, 1992: Cessna 172P (N64943), Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. At dh on approach to runway 04 saw 36. Landed on the short runway. Ran off end into a fence.

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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