19871105083389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Stamford, CT · November 5, 1987

Date
November 5, 1987 · 09:35 local
Place
Stamford, CT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
APJA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9538L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA031
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,452 total630 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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.

Engine lost power on climb to cruise. Landing on golf course, struck trees. Broken exhaust rocker arm NR1 cylinder

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. LANDING ON GOLF COURSE, STRUCK TREES. BROKEN EXHAUST ROCKER ARM NR1 CYLINDER

NTSB investigation

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