# Accident 19870423010869A: Cessna 172E, Moorhead, IA, April 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1987, 17:50 local time
- Place: Moorhead, IA
- Airport: Rose Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9201° N, 95.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9201&lon=-95.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3777S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3777S-1989-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870423010869A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF FROM TAXIWAY PLANE DID WING DIP. PILOT LOST CONTROL AS WINGS SCRAPED RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING GEAR

## 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 MKC87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA089), Apr 23, 1987: Cessna 172E (N3777S), Moorhead, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: ACCORDING TO FAA STATEMENTS, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM A TAXIWAY WHEN A WING DIPPED. THE PILOT THEN LOST CONTROL AS THE WING DRAGGED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP/SWERVE ONTO THE…

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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