# Incident 19860323014409I: Cessna 172N, Laramie, WY, March 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1986, 14:20 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: General Brees Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737YJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737YJ-2007-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 817 total, 150 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323014409I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL WITH VIRGA PRESENT. STRUCK A POWERLINE. PROPELLER NICKED.

## Other reports on N737YJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20040705012669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705012669A), Jul 5, 2004: Cessna 172N (N737YJ), Laramie, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) On a flight from manhattan, Kansas (mhk) to Laramie, Wyoming (lar) Mr. Little depleted the aircraft's fuel supply, and the engine quit.

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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