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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Ferguson Townsh, PA · April 11, 1987

Date
April 11, 1987 · 10:56 local
Place
Ferguson Townsh, PA
Airport
State College Air Depot
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5535E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87FA119
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
128 total6 in this make and model11 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.

After ballooning on runway made a belated nose high go around and a steep turn out. Stalled and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER BALLOONING ON RUNWAY MADE A BELATED NOSE HIGH GO AROUND AND A STEEP TURN OUT. STALLED AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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