# Incident 19860704059849I: Cessna 172G, San Rafael, CA, July 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: San Rafael, CA
- Airport: Smith Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9810° N, 122.5069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Rafael, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9810&lon=-122.5069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5726R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5726R-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 23 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860704059849I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING WITH LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING IN MODERATE CROSSWIND. STRUCK A FENCE.

## Other reports on N5726R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750707020009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750707020009A), Jul 7, 1975: Cessna 172G (N5726R), Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Abt 3 1/2 qts drained fm l tank,8 oz drained fm lowest point in sys.

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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