# Accident 19860923046209A: Cessna 172K, East Tawas, MI, September 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1986, 06:00 local time
- Place: East Tawas, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2698° N, 83.5102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2698&lon=-83.5102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78715 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860923046209A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE FLYING IN LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT HAD BEEN WEATHER BRIEFED BY FSS PERSONEL. VFR NOT FORECAST.

## 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 CHI86FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA230), Sep 23, 1986: Cessna 172K (N78715), East Tawas, MI, 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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