# Incident 19860831047222I: Cessna 172, Stroudsburg, PA, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Stroudsburg, PA
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9832° N, 75.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stroudsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9832&lon=-75.1943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8446X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8446X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831047222I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY OTHER AIRCRAFT AS N8446X WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HIM BY TURNING OFF RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N74188, Boeing PT17: [Incident 19860831047221I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831047221I)

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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