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NYC87LA075

1987-02-01 · BUTLER, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BTP

Current FAA registration · N79881

Make / Model
CESSNA 172K
Year of manufacture
1969 · 18 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690425
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAD947

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH FOUR OCCUPANTS ON BOARD LANDED ABOUT 40 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER COMPLETING TWO SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND WAS AT 220 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA075.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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