# Incident 19871205075659I: Cessna 172B, Hallendale, FL, December 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1987, 16:28 local time
- Place: Hallendale, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5147° N, 82.2900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hill 'n Dale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5147&lon=-82.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6979X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6979X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205075659I

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A RACE TRACK.

## Other reports on N6979X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890305017799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305017799I), Mar 5, 1989: Cessna STC172 (N6979X), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Engine fire on climbout. Dropped banner and landed. Put out fire with sand. Cracked muffler and exhaust caused fire

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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