# Accident 19870409011969A: Cessna 172N, Big Pine Key, FL, April 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1987, 19:45 local time
- Place: Big Pine Key, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.6692° N, 81.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6692&lon=-81.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6328D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6328D-2021-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870409011969A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE. THE PILOT SAFELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD. HIT SIGNS DURING TAXI

## 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 MIA87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA136), Apr 9, 1987: Cessna 172N (N6328D), Big Pine Key, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6328D (1)

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

- [Accident 20200707008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200707008559A), Jul 7, 2020: Cessna 172N (N6328D), South Lake Taho, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed from fallon airport (kflx) to south lake Tahoe (ktvl) for an aerial sightseeing tour. Aircraft landed at ktvl for unknown reasons and for…

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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