# Accident 19860309005759A: Cessna 172M, Guinda, CA, March 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Guinda, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7098° N, 121.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7098&lon=-121.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6740H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6740H-1995-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860309005759A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AFTER A TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE BUT SAFELY LANDED. PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED.

## 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 LAX86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA138), Mar 9, 1986: Cessna 172M (N6740H), Guinda, CA, 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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