# Accident 19870319006499A: Cessna STC172, Lopez Island, WA, March 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1987, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lopez Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HUFA
- Location: 48.4903° N, 122.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4903&lon=-122.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64728, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64728) (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 STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,099 total, 492 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319006499A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA87LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA066), Mar 19, 1987: Cessna 172 (N64728), Lopez Island, WA, 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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