# Accident 19870728077559A: Cessna 172P, Kernville, CA, July 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7290° N, 118.3901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7290&lon=-118.3901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52331, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52331) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 31 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728077559A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ON THE FLARE DUE TO A CROSSWIND. ADDED POWER AND DUMPED FLAPS TO GO AROUND. SETTLED INTO A FENCE

## 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 LAX87LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA285), Jul 28, 1987: Cessna 172P (N52331), Kernville, CA, 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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