# Accident 19870711040029A: Cessna 172E, Quitman, TX, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Quitman, TX
- Airport: Mineola Quitman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7896° N, 95.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7896&lon=-95.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5594T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5594T-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 26 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711040029A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF AND STALLED 40 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY. IMPACT ON A WING CAUSED CARTWHEEL, BENT WINGS AND BROKEN WING SPARS.

## 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 FTW87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA167), Jul 12, 1987: Cessna 172E (N5594T), Quitman, TX, 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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