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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Ellicott, CO · April 18, 1987

Date
April 18, 1987 · 11:05 local
Place
Ellicott, CO
Airport
Ellicott Community
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N64415
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87FA103
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
321 total321 in this make and model7 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.

Crashed shortly after takeoff. Aircraft struck level terrain. Right wing low. Nose low. Possible heart attack.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STRUCK LEVEL TERRAIN. RIGHT WING LOW. NOSE LOW. POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK.

NTSB investigation

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