# Accident 19870522015719A: Cessna 172RG, Ozark, AL, May 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-85.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6363R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6363R-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 649 total, 15 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522015719A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES. THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CHECK FUEL SELECTOR.

## 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 ATL87LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA145), May 22, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N6363R), Ozark, AL, 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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