# Accident 19871105083389A: Cessna 172P, Stamford, CT, November 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1987, 09:35 local time
- Place: Stamford, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: APJA
- Location: 41.0534° N, 73.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stamford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0534&lon=-73.5387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9538L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9538L-1989-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,452 total, 630 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871105083389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC88LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA031), Nov 5, 1987: Cessna 172 (N9538L), Stamford, CT, substantial damage

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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