# Accident 19870707032629A: Cessna 172I, Baton Rouge, LA, July 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1987, 20:44 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5330° N, 91.1510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5330&lon=-91.1510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8485L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8485L-1994-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 75 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707032629A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FOR LOCAL TOUCH AND GOES. ENGINE QUIT TURNING FINAL. HIT TREES. MECHANIC FAILED TO INSTALL OIL TEMP BULB.

## 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 FTW87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA164), Jul 8, 1987: Cessna 172I (N8485L), Baton Rouge, LA, 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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