# Accident 19860427037569A: Cessna 172, Ellensberg, WA, April 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ellensberg, WA
- Airport: Jkd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9704° N, 120.4695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9704&lon=-120.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7198A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 22 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860427037569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND NOSED OVER IN STRONG, GUSTY CROSSWIND. TREES, HOUSE UPWIND CAUSED WINDSHEAR.

## 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 SEA86LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA112), Apr 28, 1986: Cessna 172 (N7198A), Ellensburg, WA, 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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