# Accident 19870923057259A: Cessna 172N, Murfreesboro, TN, September 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8504° N, 86.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8504&lon=-86.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733JZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 21 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923057259A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR.  STUDENT PILOT REPORTED GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 ATL87LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA265), Sep 23, 1987: Cessna 172 (N733JZ), Murfreesboro, TN, 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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