# Accident 19870328014549A: Cessna 172M, Clarksdale, MS, March 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2001° N, 90.5704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2001&lon=-90.5704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12497, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12497-1997-08-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 170 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328014549A

## Narrative

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

THE VERTICAL STABILIZER STRUCK A WIRE DURING LOW ALTITUDE OPERATIONS. PILOT LANDED SAFELY, THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN.

## 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 MIA87LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA132), Mar 28, 1987: Cessna 172M (N12497), Clarksdale, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12497 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840308007089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840308007089A), Mar 8, 1984: Cessna 172M (N12497), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine. Unsecured aircraft collided with a hangar as it moved forward when the engine started.

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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