# Accident 19860925046299A: Cessna A37A, Yantley, AL, September 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1986, 18:10 local time
- Place: Yantley, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1604° N, 88.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1604&lon=-88.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3757Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3757Z-1991-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna-Thunderbird A-37A (registry code 2074321, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-thunderbird-a-37a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A37A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860925046299A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH SPEED. PILOT WAS FLYING IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS.

## 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 ATL86FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA265), Sep 25, 1986: Cessna A-37A (N3757Z), Yantley, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3757Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19820528034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528034159I), May 28, 1982: Cessna A37A (N3757Z), Edwards, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on right main in crosswind, left gear collapsed on touchdown. Rod end assembly stub broken.

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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