19860517018529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Pierre, SD · May 17, 1986

Date
May 17, 1986 · 16:20 local
Place
Pierre, SD
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3559E
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA138
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
121 total20 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel enroute. Crashed into a fence and a ditch trying to land on a road.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE. CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND A DITCH TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.