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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC172 · Lopez Island, WA · March 19, 1987

Date
March 19, 1987 · 08:30 local
Place
Lopez Island, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HUFA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N64728
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA066
Reported as
Cessna STC172
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,099 total492 in this make and model26 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 engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft landed hard as the pilot maneuvered to avoid cows.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID COWS.

NTSB investigation

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