# Accident 19860906044789A: Cessna 172N, Dfw Tx, September 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1986, 22:33 local time
- Place: Dfw Tx
- Airport: Dallas Fort Worth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5391° N, 78.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5391&lon=-78.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4892G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 150 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906044789A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA249), Sep 7, 1986: Cessna 172N (N4892G), Fuguay-Varina, NC, substantial damage

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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