# Accident 19870614020239A: Cessna 172, Cameron, TX, June 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Cameron, TX
- Airport: Breakaway Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8494° N, 96.9702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8494&lon=-96.9702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5079A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5079A-1990-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614020239A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A SOFT,WET,GRASSY FIELD. STRUCK A POWERLINE AND TREES DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB.

## 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 FTW87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA143), Jun 14, 1987: Cessna 172 (N5079A), Cameron, TX, 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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