# Accident 19860508087349A: Cessna 172M, Crescent City, CA, May 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Crescent City, CA
- Airport: Jack Mc Namara Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7808° N, 124.1603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7808&lon=-124.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4450R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4450R-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860508087349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG DUE TO SEVERE CROSSWIND TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS TURNED TO AVOID HANGERS. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 LAX86LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA213), May 9, 1986: Cessna 172M (N4450R), Crescent City, CA, destroyed

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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