# Accident 19860204002239A: Cessna R172K, Napa, CA, February 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1986, 10:22 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5508° N, 122.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5508&lon=-122.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736HV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736HV-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,417 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860204002239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WHILE MANEUVERING ON FINAL. PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING AND SHOWED SIGNS OF DISORIENTATION.

## 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 SEA86FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA053), Feb 4, 1986: Cessna 172XP (N736HV), Napa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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