19870529017229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Prospect, OR · May 29, 1987

Date
May 29, 1987 · 11:30 local
Place
Prospect, OR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4173F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA104
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,030 total100 in this make and model40 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.

The engine failed from a lack of oil. Aircraft hit trees on landing. Inadequate maintenance led to many oil leaks.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM A LACK OF OIL. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES ON LANDING. INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE LED TO MANY OIL LEAKS.

NTSB investigation

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