# Accident 19871107062419A: Cessna STC140, Bryan, TX, November 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1987, 21:00 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Airport: Coulter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6396° N, 96.3597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6396&lon=-96.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72137, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72137-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107062419A

## Narrative

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

STALLED MAKING A STEEP TURN ON A GO AROUND. HIT THE GROUND AND THEN POWERLINES. UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT WITH PASSENGER.

## 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 FTW88FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA024), Nov 8, 1987: Cessna 140 (N72137), Bryan, TX, destroyed

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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