# Accident 19860415044289A: Cessna 172M, Borinquen, Puerto Rico, April 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1986, 21:15 local time
- Place: Borinquen, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Borinquen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0247° N, 66.6130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borinquen, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0247&lon=-66.6130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9194H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 160 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415044289A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TURN OFF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT GEAR STRUCK AN OPEN MANHOLE CONCRETE COVER. TAXIWAY UNLIT, HAZARD LIGHT OUT.

## 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 MIA86LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA122), Apr 16, 1986: Cessna 172M (N9194H), Borinquen, PR, 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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