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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Malibu, CA · June 18, 1987

Date
June 18, 1987 · 16:05 local
Place
Malibu, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738JV
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA238
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
618 total225 in this make and model267 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 aircraft impacted rising terrain. The aircraft was see maneuvering at a low altitude near a populated area.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEE MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE NEAR A POPULATED AREA.

NTSB investigation

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