# Accident 19880108065129A: Cessna 172N, Warsaw, IN, January 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Warsaw, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2291° N, 85.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2291&lon=-85.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4878G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4878G-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108065129A

## Narrative

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

MISSING AIRCRAFT. A WITNESS HEARD CRASH OFF LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. A PASSENGERS BODY WASHED ASHORE EIGHT MONTHS LATER

## 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 CHI88FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FAMS1), Jan 8, 1988: Cessna 172N (N4878G), Warsaw, IN, destroyed, 4 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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