# Accident 19860412011579A: Cessna 172N, Pioche, NV, April 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pioche, NV
- Airport: Mount Wilson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7699° N, 116.0798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7699&lon=-116.0798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734JP) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,640 total, 1,510 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860412011579A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED GO AROUND BECAUSE OF DOWNDRAFTS IN STRONG CROSSWIND. HIT HARD, SHEARED NOSE GEAR AND NOSED 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 SEA86LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA104), Apr 12, 1986: Cessna 172N (N734JP), Pioche, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N734JP (1)

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

- [Accident 19800123001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800123001039A), Jan 23, 1980: Cessna 172N (N734JP), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Made nose wheel landing. Aircraft wheelbarrowed, veered into snowbank on edge of runway. Nosed over.

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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