# Accident 19860829043369A: Cessna 172E, Lower Lake, CA, August 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1986, 19:05 local time
- Place: Lower Lake, CA
- Airport: Pearce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8791° N, 122.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8791&lon=-122.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3651S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3651S-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,599 total, 0 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829043369A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. LEFT SEAT PILOT TOO LOW ON FINAL. RIGHT SEAT PILOT TOOK OVER BUT BLAMES OTHER.

## 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 LAX86LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA336), Aug 30, 1986: Cessna 172E (N3651S), Lower Lake, CA, 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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