# Accident 19860119000969A: Cessna 172, Woodland, CA, January 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Woodland, CA
- Airport: Yolo Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7099° N, 121.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7099&lon=-121.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6421E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6421E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 260 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860119000969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE AT CRUISE. CARBURETOR HEAT NOT USED. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING IN FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX86LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA095), Jan 19, 1986: Cessna 172 (N6421E), Woodland, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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