# Accident 19870411082719A: Cessna 172N, Ferguson Townsh, PA, April 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1987, 10:56 local time
- Place: Ferguson Townsh, PA
- Airport: State College Air Depot
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7893° N, 77.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7893&lon=-77.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5535E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5535E-2013-04-22) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 6 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411082719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC87FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA119), Apr 11, 1987: Cessna 172N (N5535E), Ferguson Twnshp, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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