# Accident 19860302005219A: Cessna 172G, New Smyrna, FL, March 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1986, 12:19 local time
- Place: New Smyrna, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0503° N, 80.9331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0503&lon=-80.9331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3870L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3870L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 179 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302005219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT,CRASH LANDED ON RAILROAD. CAUSE POWER LOSS NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 MIA86LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA089), Mar 2, 1986: Cessna 172G (N3870L), New Smyrna, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3870L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900902046689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900902046689I), Sep 2, 1990: Cessna 172G (N3870L), Lehighton, PA, Minor damage. Encountered line of thunderstorms. Elected to land. Strong crosswinds at airport. Chose to land in field.

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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