19860716085839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Aberdeen, MD · July 16, 1986

Date
July 16, 1986 · 01:30 local
Place
Aberdeen, MD
Airport
Phillips Aaf
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3933Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO86LA040
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total95 in this make and model0 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.

The engine failed during a cap search flight and the aircraft hit trees. Intake valve broken. Phillips XC2 oil used

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED DURING A CAP SEARCH FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES. INTAKE VALVE BROKEN. PHILLIPS XC2 OIL USED

NTSB investigation

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