# Accident 19870628027549A: Cessna 172K, Block Island, RI, June 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NEAA
- Location: 41.1821° N, 71.5828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1821&lon=-71.5828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79041, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79041-2012-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628027549A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO BRUSH OFF END RUNWAY. PILOT TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 NYC87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA143), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 172 (N79041), Block Island, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79041 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771113037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113037929A), Nov 13, 1977: Cessna 172K (N79041), Providence, RI, Substantial damage. PIC hand propped unattended aircraft. Engine started. Aircraft taxiied into parked automobiles.

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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