# Accident 19870830079259A: Cessna 172, Sonora, CA, August 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sonora, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2405° N, 122.4610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2405&lon=-122.4610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737SL-1989-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 182 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830079259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE AND POWER LOSS. STRUCK A FENCE POST LANDING IN A PARKING LOT AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX87LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA320), Aug 31, 1987: Cessna 172N (N737SL), Sonora, CA, substantial damage

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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