# Accident 19860913044749A: Cessna 172M, Cove, OR, September 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1986, 15:35 local time
- Place: Cove, OR
- Airport: Reds Horse Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3495° N, 117.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3495&lon=-117.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12135, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12135-1994-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 220 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913044749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA86LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA244), Sep 13, 1986: Cessna 172 M (N12135), Red'S Horse Ran, OR, destroyed

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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