# Accident 19860315006709A: Cessna 172N, Apple Valley, CA, March 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1986, 15:39 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5695° N, 117.1509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5695&lon=-117.1509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739GB-1988-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 19 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860315006709A

## Narrative

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

FAILURE TO KEEP ELEVATOR DEFLECTED DOWN AIDED GUST OF QUARTERING TAILWIND TO PICK UP TAIL AND NOSE AIRCRAFT 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 LAX86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA141), Mar 15, 1986: Cessna 172N (N739GB), Apple Valley, 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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