# Accident 19860618064049A: Cessna 172, Weatherford, TX, June 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1986, 07:20 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Airport: Parker Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7496° N, 97.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7496&lon=-97.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6469E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6469E-1988-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 159 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618064049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW86LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA114), Jun 18, 1986: Cessna 172 (N6469E), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage

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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