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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Tracy, CA · May 17, 1986

Date: May 17, 1986 · 20:00 local
Place: Tracy, CA
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7176T
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX86LA230
Reported as: Cessna 172B
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 574 total409 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N7176TRegistered now · Cessna 172AS/N 46776 Airframe modelCessna 172A Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Veered off narrow dirt road on landing and nosed over in a plowed field.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED OFF NARROW DIRT ROAD ON LANDING AND NOSED OVER IN A PLOWED FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX86LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTracy, CAThe acft veered off a rural dirt road being used as an airstrip and nosed over in a farm field. The plt indicated that he was attempting to land on a narrow dirt farm road when the acft veered into a freshly plowed and irrigated tomato field. The nose gear…May 18, 1986 · Substantial damage