19861026051569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Richardton, ND · October 26, 1986

Date
October 26, 1986 · 17:20 local
Place
Richardton, ND
Airport
Antelope
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9051H
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA010
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total219 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft struck trees during a dust approach to an unlit airstrip. Pilot reported windshield obscured by bugs.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING A DUST APPROACH TO AN UNLIT AIRSTRIP. PILOT REPORTED WINDSHIELD OBSCURED BY BUGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.