# Accident 19870405008469A: Cessna 172K, Muscatine, IA, April 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1987, 14:10 local time
- Place: Muscatine, IA
- Airport: Rahlf Farm
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4096° N, 91.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4096&lon=-91.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79179, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79179-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,309 total, 610 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC87LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA076), Apr 5, 1987: Cessna 172 (N79179), Muscatine, IA, destroyed

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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