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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Muscatine, IA · April 5, 1987

Date
April 5, 1987 · 14:10 local
Place
Muscatine, IA
Airport
Rahlf Farm
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N79179
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA076
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,309 total610 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft hit a fence during takeoff and impacted in a field. Instructor failed to note wind or runway condition

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE DURING TAKEOFF AND IMPACTED IN A FIELD. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO NOTE WIND OR RUNWAY CONDITION

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.