# Accident 19870825047639A: Cessna 172N, Temple Bar, AZ, August 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Temple Bar, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0206° N, 114.2910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0206&lon=-114.2910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733TA-1989-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825047639A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. STALL INTO GROUND NEAR AIRPORT. RISING TERRAIN WIRES POLES AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE

## 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 LAX87LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA314), Aug 25, 1987: Cessna 172N (N733TA), Temple Bar, AZ, destroyed

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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