# Accident 19870811048751A: Cessna 172RG, Islip, NY, August 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1987, 14:02 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9425D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9425D-2026-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,653 total, 57 in this make and model, 313 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811048751A

## Narrative

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

BRAKES FAILED AS AIRCRAFT TURNED OFF RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY, STRUCK A HOLDING ACFT N4868N. FOUND BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4868N, Cessna 182: [Accident 19870811048752A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811048752A)

## 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 NYC87LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA231), Aug 11, 1987: Cessna 172 (N9425D), Islip, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9425D (2)

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

- [Incident 20060803016279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803016279I), Aug 3, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N9425D), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. (-23) On August 3, 2006, N9425D a Cessna 172RG was landing on runway 1L at the Richard l. Jones airport in jenks, OK. Its nose gear collapsed shortly after…
- [Incident 19911119057349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911119057349I), Nov 19, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N9425D), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Unable to lock landing gear down. Landed gear up. Had a broken main landing gear pivot gear assembly P-N2441100-1.

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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