# Accident 19860503015779A: Cessna 172M, Oakland, CA, May 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1986, 07:15 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9656V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9656V-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 123 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503015779A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS AND FOG AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO CLIMB OVER LOW FOG LAYER. NO WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 LAX86LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA205), May 3, 1986: Cessna 172M (N9656V), Oakland, CA, 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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