# Accident 19861029056969A: Cessna 172P, Gallup, NM, October 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1986, 17:15 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5194° N, 108.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5194&lon=-108.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65184-1988-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 23 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029056969A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. PILOT FAILED TO COMPUTE WEIGHT AND BALANCE. WAS OVER GROSS

## 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 DEN87FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA011), Oct 30, 1986: Cessna 172P (N65184), Gallup, NM, destroyed

## Other reports on N65184 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850623030329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623030329A), Jun 23, 1985: Cessna 172P (N65184), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Student landed too fast and ran off side of runway. Struck a taxiway light and ran into a ditch.

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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