Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N3931L

27 October 1987 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 October 1987 at about 01:05 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N3931L was involved in an accident near Midland, Texas, United States. 2 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 01:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Midland, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Midland Airport (MOD)
Coordinates
31.5407, -102.8399
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N3931L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Roswell → Midland
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
FTW88LA017

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

THE PILOT LANDED LONG AND COULD NOT STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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