# Accident 19870703032149A: Cessna 172L, Houston, TX, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 11:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Genoa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6300° N, 95.1986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Genoa Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6300&lon=-95.1986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3980Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3980Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 3 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703032149A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING FLARE AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. EXCESSIVE WIND FOR A STUDENT PILOT

## 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 FTW87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA157), Jul 3, 1987: Cessna 172L (N3980Q), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3980Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19780429008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429008999A), Apr 29, 1978: Cessna 172L (N3980Q), Bismarck, MO, 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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