# Accident 19860914047659A: Cessna 172N, Seven Springs, PA, September 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1986, 17:45 local time
- Place: Seven Springs, PA
- Airport: Seven Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0100° N, 79.3219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Seven Springs Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0100&lon=-79.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 104 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914047659A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH HIGH. BOUNCED. ABORTED A GO AROUND ATTEMPT AFTER WING TIP AND LEFT GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC86LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA242), Sep 14, 1986: Cessna 172 (N733CP), Seven Springs, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N733CP (3)

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

- [Accident 20260518009089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260518009089A), May 18, 2026: Cessna 172N (N733CP), Westerly, RI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 18th 2026 a Cessna 172 crashed landed in a field northwest from Westerly airport (wst) off the approach end of runway 14. The sole occupant on board…
- [Incident 19880815040649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880815040649I), Aug 15, 1988: Cessna 172N (N733CP), Ft Meade, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft tipped up on its nose by a strong gust of wind while taxiing to park. Had surface winds to 66KTS in area.
- [Accident 19811130077059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130077059A), Nov 30, 1981: Cessna 172N (N733CP), Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. Lost directional control in crosswind landing. Rolled off side of runway into a ditch.

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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