# Accident 19860430017659A: Cessna STC172, Clearlake, CA, April 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Clearlake, CA
- Airport: Skylark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9599° N, 122.6405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9599&lon=-122.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738JE-2013-07-23) (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 STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,970 total, 62 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860430017659A

## Narrative

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

THE FLOATPLANE WAS ROCKED BY GUSTY WINDS DURING A GO AROUND. WINGTIP STRUCK THE WATER. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO WATER.

## 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 LAX86LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA210), Apr 30, 1986: Cessna 172N (N738JE), Clearlake, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N738JE (3)

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

- [Accident 20070816018139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070816018139A), Aug 16, 2007: Cessna 172N (N738JE), Webster, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On Thursday, August 16, 2007, at approximately 1124 EDT, a Cessna 172 float plane, N738JE, occupied by [privacy data omitted] and the pilot [privacy data…
- [Incident 19890725049819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890725049819I), Jul 25, 1989: Cessna 172N (N738JE), Coneses Lake, NY, Minor damage. Float plane collided with powerboat while taking off. Min or damage and no injury.
- [Incident 19860905064279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905064279I), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna STC172 (N738JE), Lakeport, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft float damaged during student landing. Lesson terminated. Instructor reexamination pending.

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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