# Accident 19871004058429A: Cessna 172RG, Calistoga, CA, October 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1987, 11:40 local time
- Place: Calistoga, CA
- Airport: Calistoga Gliderport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AVYA
- Location: 38.6191° N, 122.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6191&lon=-122.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5234U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234U-1990-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,514 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871004058429A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY ROTATED NEAR END. CLIMBED OUT NOSE HIGH. STALLED IN A TURN AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX88FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA001), Oct 4, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N5234U), Calistoga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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