# Accident 19870804045102A: Cessna 172N, Palmdale, CA, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 12:19 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: Palmdale Prodn Flt Test Instl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5201° N, 118.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5201&lon=-118.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737EV-2018-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 67 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045102A

## Narrative

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

LEVEL CRUISE. OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK BY DESCENDING DHC6 N931MA. WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY WITH SEVERE DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N931MA, Dhav DHC6*: [Accident 19870804045101A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045101A)

## 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 LAX87FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA290), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 172N (N737EV), Palmdale, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N737EV (2)

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

- [Accident 19970715018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970715018589A), Jul 15, 1997: Cessna 172N (N737EV), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Landing quartering tailwind. Veered off runway. Struck marker. (-23) during landing of C-172 on runway 9 at lal, student pilot inadequately compensated for…
- [Incident 19781217025499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025499I), Dec 17, 1978: Cessna 172 (N737EV), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Airplane iced up, hit a tree-top on appraoch. Landed hard. The instructor had suggested a flat, no flap approach.

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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