19860905044799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Vick, LA · September 5, 1986

Date
September 5, 1986 · 17:20 local
Place
Vick, LA
Airport
Dave Gelpits
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N737XJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LA163
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
501 total461 in this make and model40 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.

Attempted a go around with the flaps down. Aircraft stalled in turn as pilot tried to avoid powerlines.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND WITH THE FLAPS DOWN. AIRCRAFT STALLED IN TURN AS PILOT TRIED TO AVOID POWERLINES.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N737XJ · 1

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