19871016059889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Refugio, TX · October 16, 1987

Date
October 16, 1987 · 06:15 local
Place
Refugio, TX
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9693B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88FA006
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
251 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wreckage indicates VFR pilot lost control of aircraft while flying in a dense fog. High velocity ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE INDICATES VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE FLYING IN A DENSE FOG. HIGH VELOCITY GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.