# Accident 19870704032069A: Cessna 172G, Fayetteville, NC, July 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1987, 19:06 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Municipal-Grannis Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9609° N, 78.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9609&lon=-78.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1162F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1162F-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 596 total, 438 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704032069A

## Narrative

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

APPLIED POWER TOO LATE. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN. PILOT FAILED TO USE CARB HEAT.

## 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 ATL87LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA197), Jul 4, 1987: Cessna 172G (N1162F), Fayetteville, NC, destroyed

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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