# Accident 19870808043919A: Cessna 172P, Stow, OH, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Stow, OH
- Airport: Kent State University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1708° N, 81.4309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1708&lon=-81.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62953) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DEI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808043919A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH A WINDSOCK POLE.

## 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 ATL87DEI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI11), Aug 8, 1987: Cessna 172P (N62953), Stow, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62953 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990611023989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990611023989A), Jun 11, 1999: Cessna 172P (N62953), Ravenna, OH, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 11, 1999, about 0015 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N62953, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at Portage County Airport…

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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