# Incident 19860811054959I: Cessna STC172, Gulf Shores, AL, August 11, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1986, 08:15 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2772° N, 87.7024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Shores, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2772&lon=-87.7024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5614R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 237 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860811054959I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH KNOCKING ENGINE DURING BANNER TOW. LANDED ON A BEACH. OIL LINE HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE PROP GOVERNOR.

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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