# Accident 19871106063089A: Cessna 172K, Cumming, GA, November 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Airport: Mathis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1012° N, 84.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mathis Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1012&lon=-84.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7140G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7140G-2011-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106063089A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND LOST CONTROL.CAME DOWN TOO CLOSE TO RUNWAY END. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID OVERRUN AND HIT TREES.

## 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 ATL88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA033), Nov 6, 1987: Cessna 172K (N7140G), Cumming, GA, 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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