# Accident 19870608023109A: Cessna 172P, San Jose, CA, June 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1987, 18:52 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8300° N, 118.2404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8300&lon=-118.2404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55186, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55186-1990-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 33 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870608023109A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT AND BECAME MISSING. HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS GIRL FIREND PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX87LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA353), Jun 8, 1987: Cessna 172P (N55186), Independence, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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