# Accident 19870811044089A: Cessna 172P, Binghamton, NY, August 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1987, 20:05 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1293° N, 75.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1293&lon=-75.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98494, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98494) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811044089A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 NYC87LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA230), Aug 12, 1987: Cessna 172 (N98494), Binghamton, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N98494 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860908046709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860908046709I), Sep 8, 1986: Cessna 172 (N98494), Willoughby, OH, Minor damage. Student was involved in a landing incident. Damaged nose gear prop and a wing tip.

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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