19860120000979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Corpus Christi, TX · January 20, 1986

Date
January 20, 1986 · 18:26 local
Place
Corpus Christi, TX
Airport
Corpus Christi International
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N738DC
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,880 total265 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Impacted ground on missed approach. Student did not use attitude indicator. Altimeter out of certification.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED GROUND ON MISSED APPROACH. STUDENT DID NOT USE ATTITUDE INDICATOR. ALTIMETER OUT OF CERTIFICATION.