# Accident 19880606018412A: Cessna 172P, Houston, TX, June 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1988, 18:10 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8182° N, 95.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8182&lon=-95.6726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96957, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96957-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880606018412A

## Narrative

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

OVERTAKEN ON LANDING. TAIL WAS HIT BY N231QB CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP INVERTED OVER 231QB AND CRASH UPSIDE DOWN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N231QB, Mooney M20K: [Accident 19880606018411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880606018411A)

## 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 FTW88FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA114), Jun 6, 1988: Cessna 172P (N96957), Houston, TX, 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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