# Accident 19861012048589A: Cessna 172M, Van Buren, ME, October 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1986, 20:45 local time
- Place: Van Buren, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1670° N, 67.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Buren, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1670&lon=-67.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5255R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5255R-1990-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 14 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DNC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861012048589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. CRANKSHAFT GEAR WAS FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 NYC87DNC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC02), Oct 13, 1986: Cessna 172M (N5255R), Van Buren, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5255R (2)

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

- [Incident 19860214018719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860214018719I), Feb 14, 1986: Cessna 172M (N5255R), Lebanon, NH. Encountered deteriorating weather and filed IFR. Reached destination with low fuel emergency.
- [Incident 19810118007739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810118007739I), Jan 18, 1981: Cessna 172M (N5255R), Antigo, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft made emergency landing due to engine failure. Maintenance found a broken exhaust valve.

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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