# Accident 19860513016949A: Cessna 172N, Thermal, CA, May 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1986, 12:52 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4800° N, 116.1000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4800&lon=-116.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734TE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734TE) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860513016949A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER IN SOFT SAND. STUDENT WAS LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND.

## 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 LAX86LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA217), May 13, 1986: Cessna 172N (N734TE), Thermal, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N734TE (1)

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

- [Accident 19781028033329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028033329A), Oct 28, 1978: Cessna 172D (N734TE), Huron, CA, Substantial damage. Bent push rod & exhaust push rod housing broken on #3 cyl.

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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