# Accident 19871220080659A: Cessna 172, Fallbrook, CA, December 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Airport: Fallbrook Community Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3903° N, 117.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3903&lon=-117.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7970B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7970B-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 779 total, 657 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871220080659A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED LANDING WHEN PILOT SAW AIRCRAFT LANDING OPPOSITE DIRECTION. COLLIDED WITH A TREE ON THE GO AROUND.

## 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 LAX88LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA072), Dec 20, 1987: Cessna 172 (N7970B), Fallbrook, CA, 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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