# Incident 19860831062189I: Cessna 172I, Syracuse, NY, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 22:26 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65724, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 100 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/19860831062189I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITH TIE DOWN BLOCK ATTACHED TO TAIL.DECLARED EMERGENCY AND MADE LANDING SPREADING DEBRIS ON RUNWAY.

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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