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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Dallas, TX · April 12, 1986

Date
April 12, 1986 · 00:40 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Addison
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8047G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FA063
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total1,600 in this make and model0 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.

Lost control and impacted ground after severe hail broke windshield. Insisted on entering area of thunderstorm.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED GROUND AFTER SEVERE HAIL BROKE WINDSHIELD. INSISTED ON ENTERING AREA OF THUNDERSTORM.

NTSB investigation

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