# Accident 19870324007999A: Cessna 172P, Neosho, MO, March 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1987, 07:30 local time
- Place: Neosho, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8392° N, 94.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8392&lon=-94.3705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98763, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98763) (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: 412 total, 21 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87IA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870324007999A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK GUY WIRE WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS. PILOT MADE SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MKC87IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87IA066), Mar 24, 1987: Cessna 172 (N98763), Neosho, MO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N98763 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220320020819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220320020819A), Mar 20, 2022: Cessna 172P (N98763), Wainiha, HI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On March 20, 2022, civil air patrol (cap) Cessna 172P [privacy data omitted] was assigned to conduct a tsunami warning training flight on the island of kauai.…

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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