# Accident 19870424011379A: Cessna 172N, Ritter Butte, OR, April 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1987, 17:21 local time
- Place: Ritter Butte, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7993° N, 119.1290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7993&lon=-119.1290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1935F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1935F-1990-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 78 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424011379A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER EN ROUTE AND LOW FUEL. NOSED OVER LANDING. DEAD BATTERY AND FUEL CAP LEAK.COULD MAKE AN AIRPORT

## 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 SEA87LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA085), Apr 25, 1987: Cessna 172N (N1935F), Ritter Butte, OR, destroyed

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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