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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Cove, OR · September 13, 1986

Date
September 13, 1986 · 15:35 local
Place
Cove, OR
Airport
Reds Horse Ranch
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N12135
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86LA244
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
248 total220 in this make and model5 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 failed to remain airborne on liftoff. Flipped over in mud. Tailwind gust and density altitude are factors.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO REMAIN AIRBORNE ON LIFTOFF. FLIPPED OVER IN MUD. TAILWIND GUST AND DENSITY ALTITUDE ARE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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