# Accident 19860917047079A: Cessna 182M, Quincy, IL, September 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1986, 20:57 local time
- Place: Quincy, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9297° N, 91.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9297&lon=-91.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71650, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71650-1992-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,457 total, 26 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917047079A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST VISUAL REFERENCES WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND AT NIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A CORNFIELD. GROUND FOG.

## 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 CHI86LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA224), Sep 18, 1986: Cessna 182M (N71650), Quincy, IL, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.