# NTSB ATL88LA051: Cessna 172F, N8674U, Eden, NC, December 2, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 2, 1987, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Eden, NC
- Coordinates: 36.499355, -79.739936 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4994&lon=-79.7399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7684/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA051

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FARM PASTURE ADJACENT TO HIS BROTHER'S FARM. THE AIRPLANE LDG GEAR 'DUG IN' ON LDG, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT PLT DESCRIBED THE TERRAIN AS 'WET & SOGGY'. THE STUDENT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUCTOR'S ENDORSEMENT FOR THE FLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8674U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8674U), registered now, S/N 17252577 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17252577
- Airframe hours: 3500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-C 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Vernon, Jesse H.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 15, 1987
- Departed: W77, SANFORD, NC

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 163 total, 97 in this make and model, 69 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19871202069029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871202069029A), Dec 2, 1987: Cessna 172F, Eden, NC, Substantial damage. Landed on a soft wet farm field to visit his brother. Aircraft nosed over.

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.

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