30.2772° N, 87.7024° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Shores, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 1986 · 08:15 local
Place
Gulf Shores, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5614R
Reported as
Cessna STC172
Reported engine
Lycoming O360C1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total200 in this make and model237 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.
Rough knocking engine during banner tow. Landed on a beach. Oil line had broken off at the prop governor.
As the FAA filed it
ROUGH KNOCKING ENGINE DURING BANNER TOW. LANDED ON A BEACH. OIL LINE HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE PROP GOVERNOR.