# Accident 19870719038749A: Cessna 172M, Kansas City, MO, July 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1987, 17:02 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0904° N, 94.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0904&lon=-94.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6603H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6603H-1993-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719038749A

## Narrative

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

A WING STRUCK A LARGE SIGN WHILE TAXIING ON A VEHICLE ACCESS ROAD BY MISTAKE. NO SIGNS TO WARN PILOTS. LATER POSTED

## 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 MKC87LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA142), Jul 19, 1987: Cessna 172 (N6603H), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6603H (1)

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

- [Incident 19870917063359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917063359I), Sep 17, 1987: Cessna 172M (N6603H), Manhattan, KS, Minor damage. The aircraft landed hard, bending the nose gear. Pilot reexamined.

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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