# Accident 19870401008119A: Cessna 172D, Oliver Springs, TN, April 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1987, 17:51 local time
- Place: Oliver Springs, TN
- Airport: Broken S Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0305° N, 84.3204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0305&lon=-84.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2510Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2510Y-1990-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,629 total, 643 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401008119A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS DURING GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES. NO WEATHER BRIEFING

## 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 ATL87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA103), Apr 1, 1987: Cessna 172D (N2510Y), Oliver Springs, TN, 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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