# Accident 19871212074839A: Cessna 172N, Tracy, CA, December 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1987, 14:02 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7300° N, 121.4204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7300&lon=-121.4204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734YZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 70 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212074839A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER AS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. WINDS OF 40 MPH TOO STRONG TO CONTROL A 172.

## 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 LAX88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA069), Dec 12, 1987: Cessna 172N (N734YZ), Tracy, CA, 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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