# Accident 19871106082159A: Cessna 172RG, Pintura, UT, November 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1987, 19:51 local time
- Place: Pintura, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5890° N, 113.1905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5890&lon=-113.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9447B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9447B-1989-10-12) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 395 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106082159A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES ON MOUNTAIN SIDE AT NIGHT WITH CLOUDS AND SNOWSHOWERS IN AREA. HAD BEEN ADVISED OF WEATHER AND ICING..

## 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 DEN88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA023), Nov 7, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N9447B), Pintura, UT, destroyed, 3 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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