# Accident 19860716085839A: Cessna 172L, Aberdeen, MD, July 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1986, 01:30 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, MD
- Airport: Phillips Aaf
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4890° N, 76.1398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4890&lon=-76.1398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3933Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860716085839A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA040), Jul 16, 1986: Cessna 172L (N3933Q), Aberdeen, MD, destroyed

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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