# Accident 19860302004529A: Cessna 172F, Ephraim, UT, March 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1986, 18:45 local time
- Place: Ephraim, UT
- Airport: Manti
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3504° N, 111.5703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3504&lon=-111.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7879U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7879U-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 125 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302004529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN86LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA089), Mar 3, 1986: Cessna 172F (N7879U), Ephraim, UT, 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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