# Accident 19871022060429A: Cessna 172RG, Plano, TX, October 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1987, 20:40 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7501° N, 98.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7501&lon=-98.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9875B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9875B-1989-01-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871022060429A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL. DARK NIGHT FOG AND DRIZZLE IN AREA.

## 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 FTW88FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA009), Oct 23, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N9875B), Llano, TX, destroyed, 2 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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