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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC172 · Random Lake, WI · July 20, 1986

Date
July 20, 1986 · 12:15 local
Place
Random Lake, WI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N79069
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86FA174
Reported as
Cessna STC172
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total631 in this make and model38 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 lost power and the aircraft struck trees during forced landing. Worn camshaft lifters, metal in the oil.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING FORCED LANDING. WORN CAMSHAFT LIFTERS, METAL IN THE OIL.

NTSB investigation

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