# Accident 19871101071519A: Cessna 172P, Port O Connor, TX, November 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Port O Connor, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4460° N, 96.4201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port O'Connor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4460&lon=-96.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96100, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 8 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101071519A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AT LOW ALTITUDE AFTER ACROBATIC MANEUVERS. LANDED ON A TIDAL FLAT. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N96100 (1)

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

- [Accident 20260529008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260529008159A), May 29, 2026: Cessna 172P (N96100), Pembroke Poines, FL, Destroyed. On may 29, 2026, Cessna C172P, [privacy data omitted], registration [privacy data omitted] with a certificated flight instructor (CFI) and a student pilot,…

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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