# Accident 19871012059419A: Cessna 175, Crystal City, TX, October 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Crystal City, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6808° N, 99.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6808&lon=-99.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6512E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6512E-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,235 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871012059419A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL FOR NIGHT LANDING ON AN UNLIGHTED PRIVATE STRIP. DID HAVE FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS ON THRESHOLD

## 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 FTW88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA005), Oct 13, 1987: Cessna 175 (N6512E), Crystal City, TX, 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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