Cessna 172XP N736AN
23 December 1987 · Godley, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1987 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 172XP registered N736AN was involved in an accident near Godley, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Godley, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.4401, -97.5204
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172XP
- Registration
- N736AN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bonham → Granbury
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW88LA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE WEATHER WORSENED. VISIBILITY DECREASED AND THE CEILING LOWERED, FORCING THE PILOT TO DESCEND IN ORDER TO REMAIN VFR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT NOTICED A POST AND CULVERT IN HIS PATH. HE ADDED POWER AND ROTATED NOSE UP, BECOMING AIRBORNE, MISSING THE POST AND CULVERT BUT LANDING HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT NOSED DOWN AND TO THE LEFT, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING SPAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
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| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |