# Incident 19860902053759I: Cessna R172K, Seal Beach, CA, September 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Seal Beach, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7544° N, 118.0713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seal Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7544&lon=-118.0713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1133V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1133V-1998-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 120 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860902053759I

## Narrative

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

ON TOP OF OVERCAST, 30 MINUTES FUEL REMAINING. PILOT DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS. SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N1133V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960626015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626015149A), Jun 26, 1996: Cessna R172K (N1133V), Oroville, CA, Substantial damage. Plane landed crosswind high speed off airport. Cause unknown. Pilot stressed and depressed.
- [Accident 19830508018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830508018249A), May 8, 1983: Cessna 172K (N1133V), Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing on third attempt. Aircraft firewall was buckled and prop tips curled.

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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