# Accident 19860302006789A: Cessna 172G, Grain Valley, MO, March 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0001° N, 94.2002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0001&lon=-94.2002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3979L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3979L) (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 O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 60 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302006789A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED, LANDED ON MAINS BUT DID NOT ALIGN NOSE WHEEL BEFORE IT TOUCHED, VEERED OFF RUNWAY SIDE, HIT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 MKC86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA065), Mar 2, 1986: Cessna 172 (N3979L), Grain Valley, MO, 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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