# Accident 19870325009319A: Cessna 172M, Shelbyville, IN, March 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5194° N, 85.7690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5194&lon=-85.7690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19984, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19984-1988-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 204 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870325009319A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OVERPASS. PILOT OVERFLEW A PLANNED REFUELING STOP

## 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 CHI87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA103), Mar 26, 1987: Cessna 172M (N19984), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19984 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730520012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520012809A), May 20, 1973: Cessna 172M (N19984), Mt.Vernon, IN, Substantial damage. Apch speed aprx 80MPH did not use flaps. Turf strip 2500FT long no obstructions on apch to rwy 36.

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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