# Accident 19870516013629A: Cessna 172N, Walhalla, SC, May 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Walhalla, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7709° N, 83.0590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7709&lon=-83.0590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739QF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739QF-2013-05-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 47 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516013629A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. SUSPECT PILOT GOT BELOW POWER CURVE LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 ATL87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA138), May 16, 1987: Cessna 172-N (N739QF), Walhalla, SC, 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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