# Accident 19860809075549A: Cessna 172, Ten Sleep, WY, August 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ten Sleep, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0291° N, 107.4391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0291&lon=-107.4391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4016F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016F-1992-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 257 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860809075549A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE RISING TERRAIN. THE PILOT WAS DISORIENTED AND UNABLE TO USE AVAILABLE AIDS.

## 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 DEN86FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA223), Aug 9, 1986: Cessna 172 (N4016F), Ten Sleep, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4016F (1)

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

- [Accident 19851005049069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005049069A), Oct 5, 1985: Cessna 172 (N4016F), Guilford, MO, Substantial damage. Landed hard and bounced. Touched down nose first and nose gear broke. Aircraft nosed over.

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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