# Accident 19870905050209A: Cessna 172N, Lee Vining, CA, September 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lee Vining, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9891° N, 119.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9891&lon=-119.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6122G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6122G-1989-08-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 319 total, 229 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870905050209A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE AND GROUND NEAR TOP OF CANYON WALL. ENTERED CANYON BY MISTAKE. UNABLE TO TURN AROUND OR CLIMB CLEAR.

## 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 LAX87LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA324), Sep 5, 1987: Cessna 172N (N6122G), Lee Vining, CA, 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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