19860831086789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Vichy__________, MO · August 31, 1986

Date
August 31, 1986 · 23:00 local
Place
Vichy__________, MO
Airport
Rolla National Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738CH
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC86LA184
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
181 total23 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft ground looped on a road during a night precautionary landing. Electrical failure. Mistook road for runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON A ROAD DURING A NIGHT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ELECTRICAL FAILURE. MISTOOK ROAD FOR RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.