# Accident 19871004059609A: Cessna 180, Church Hill, MS, October 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Church Hill, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5515° N, 89.2873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Church Hill, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5515&lon=-89.2873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9202T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9202T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 576 total, 78 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871004059609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A FIELD, STRUCK A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. FOUND 2 QUARTS OF WATER IN EACH FUEL TANK.

## 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 MIA88LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA004), Oct 4, 1987: Cessna 180 (N9202T), Church Hill, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9202T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210814014319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210814014319I), Aug 14, 2021: Cessna 180 (N9202T), Deming, NM, Minor damage. On August 14, 2021, at 1230 MDT, N9202T, a Cessna 180 skywagon, single engine reciprocating aircraft, [privacy data omitted], was originating from Deming…

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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