# Accident 19860820043979A: Cessna 210F, Lages, NV, August 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1986, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lages, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7609° N, 115.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7609&lon=-115.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1873F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1873F-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210F (registry code 2073418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 123 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820043979A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ELECTED TO LAND ON A DRY LAKE BED TO AVOID THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 SEA86LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA201), Aug 20, 1986: Cessna 210F (N1873F), Lages, NV, substantial damage

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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