# Accident 19870615080259A: Cessna 2105, Bowling Green, KY, June 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1987, 21:00 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, KY
- Airport: Bowling Green-Warren County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9998° N, 86.4197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9998&lon=-86.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1823Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1823Z-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870615080259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A PROBLEM. COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE NIGHT FORCED LANDING. POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 ATL87FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA168), Jun 16, 1987: Cessna 205C (N1823Z), Bowling Green, KY, destroyed, 4 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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