# Accident 19861024053169A: Cessna 172, Weed, CA, October 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Weed, CA
- Airport: Weed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4808° N, 122.4545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEED (O46), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4808&lon=-122.4545&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGZWK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861024053169A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A NEARBY STRIP BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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