# Accident 19860706030119A: Cessna 172M, Havasu Lake, CA, July 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1986, 03:30 local time
- Place: Havasu Lake, CA
- Airport: Lake Havasu City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7791° N, 114.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7791&lon=-114.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80503-1989-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706030119A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT. PILOT WAS NOT QUALIFIED AND HAD BEEN USING ILLEGAL DRUGS.

## 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 LAX86FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA279), Jul 6, 1986: Cessna 172M (N80503), Havasu Lake, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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