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NYC87LA213

1987-08-04 · PLAINFIELD, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4B8

Current FAA registration · N99171

Make / Model
CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture
1985 · 2 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19850416
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ADD9C1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE LANDING IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CONDITIONS AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND THEN FLIPPED INVERTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA213.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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