# Accident 19870417010849A: Cessna 177, Pickens, MS, April 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1987, 09:15 local time
- Place: Pickens, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8899° N, 89.9608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8899&lon=-89.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29652-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417010849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. HIT BARBED WIRE FENCE AND POST. FOUND NO MALFUNCTION OF ENGINE.

## 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 MIA87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA143), Apr 17, 1987: Cessna 177 (N29652), Pickens, MS, substantial damage

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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