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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Williams, MN · March 13, 1986

Date
March 13, 1986 · 12:30 local
Place
Williams, MN
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3706R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86FER01
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total78 in this make and model1 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.

Left wing struck snow covered frozen lake during a low altitude turn. Aircraft then cartwheeled on the frozen lake.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WING STRUCK SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE DURING A LOW ALTITUDE TURN. AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED ON THE FROZEN LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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