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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Dfw Tx · September 6, 1986

Date
September 6, 1986 · 22:33 local
Place
Dfw Tx
Airport
Dallas Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4892G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA249
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
339 total150 in this make and model27 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.

The aircraft struck trees during a night go around. Fog obscured pilots vision and he delayed go around decision.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING A NIGHT GO AROUND. FOG OBSCURED PILOTS VISION AND HE DELAYED GO AROUND DECISION.

NTSB investigation

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