# Accident 19870531017429A: Cessna 172E, Huntingburg, IN, May 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1987, 15:38 local time
- Place: Huntingburg, IN
- Airport: Huntingburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2898° N, 86.9497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2898&lon=-86.9497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5514T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5514T-2006-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 130 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531017429A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST.UNABLE TO LOCATE AIRPORT,VECTORED BY ATC. RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED IN TREES. RADIOS WERE INTERMITTENT.

## 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 CHI87DEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX06), May 31, 1987: Cessna 172E (N5514T), Huntingburg, IN, 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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