# Accident 19860402052829A: Cessna 172M, Ava, MO, April 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1986, 17:25 local time
- Place: Ava, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9501° N, 92.6609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9501&lon=-92.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80751, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80751) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 114 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860402052829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK A TREE AND FENCE POST ON FORCED LANDING. BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 MKC86LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA078), Apr 2, 1986: Cessna 172 (N80751), Ava, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80751 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820706026089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706026089A), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna 172M (N80751), Point Lookout, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing bouncing on nose wheel causing 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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