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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Overton, NV · September 20, 1986

Date
September 20, 1986 · 00:20 local
Place
Overton, NV
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5481J
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86FA248
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total100 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.

The aircraft struck rapidly rising terrain while operating at a low altitude. Pilot had been drinking.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN WHILE OPERATING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING.

NTSB investigation

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