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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Ephraim, UT · March 2, 1986

Date
March 2, 1986 · 18:45 local
Place
Ephraim, UT
Airport
Manti
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7879U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA089
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
188 total125 in this make and model25 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.

Exhausted fuel while looking for airport at night. Struck a hay bale on rollout in a field and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

EXHAUSTED FUEL WHILE LOOKING FOR AIRPORT AT NIGHT. STRUCK A HAY BALE ON ROLLOUT IN A FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.