# Accident 19861214067299A: Cessna R172K, El Reno, OK, December 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Airport: Page
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5396° N, 97.9595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5396&lon=-97.9595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736XP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736XP-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861214067299A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE THE VFR PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER IN IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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 FTW87FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA031), Dec 15, 1986: Cessna 172K (N736XP), El Reno, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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