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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Weatherford, TX · June 18, 1986

Date
June 18, 1986 · 07:20 local
Place
Weatherford, TX
Airport
Parker Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6469E
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LA114
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total159 in this make and model42 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.

Engine failed shortly after takeoff. Aircraft struck trees and landed in a field. Water found in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND LANDED IN A FIELD. WATER FOUND IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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