# Accident 19860823042479A: Cessna 182Q, Tuba City, AZ, August 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tuba City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0905° N, 111.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0905&lon=-111.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5299N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 731 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823042479A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRT BANK SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A DIRT ROAD. THE PILOT FAILED TO CALCULATE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## 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 LAX86LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA330), Aug 23, 1986: Cessna 182U (N5299N), Tuba City, AZ, 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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