# Accident 19860920045509A: Cessna 172N, Overton, NV, September 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1986, 00:20 local time
- Place: Overton, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3890° N, 114.3708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3890&lon=-114.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5481J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860920045509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA86FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA248), Sep 20, 1986: Cessna 172 (N5481J), Overton, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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