# Accident 19860528019899A: Cessna 172N, Vega, TX, May 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1986, 18:15 local time
- Place: Vega, TX
- Airport: Oldham Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2408° N, 102.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2408&lon=-102.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6352D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6352D-1989-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860528019899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND HE PULLED UP TO AVOID A VEHICLE. MAIN GEAR BOLT FOUND CRACKED.

## 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 FTW86LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA094), May 28, 1986: Cessna 172N (N6352D), Vega, TX, 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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