# Accident 19871124081869A: Cessna 172N, Palm Coast, FL, November 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.5850° N, 81.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Coast, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5850&lon=-81.2078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246ER-1991-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 34 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871124081869A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLYING LOW OVER TREES THEN STRUCK A HOUSE. WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PRACTICING MANEUVERS AT 2000 FEET AGL.

## 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 MIA88FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA044), Nov 24, 1987: Cessna 172N (N246ER), Palm Coast, FL, destroyed, 1 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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