# Accident 19860416033939A: Cessna 172D, Garden Grove, IA, April 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1986, 20:00 local time
- Place: Garden Grove, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8208° N, 93.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8208&lon=-93.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2502Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2502Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 350 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860416033939A

## Narrative

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

RAN THROUGH WET SPOT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED LATE AND OVERRAN RUNWAY END INTO A POND.

## 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 MKC86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA090), Apr 17, 1986: Cessna 172D (N2502Y), Garden Grove, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2502Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19840214004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214004389A), Feb 14, 1984: Cessna 172D (N2502Y), Chariton, IA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Nosed up landing off end of runway in muddy field. Water in fuel and fuel storage.

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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