# Accident 19861217069399A: Cessna 172RG, Bloomington, IN, December 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1986, 19:27 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1609° N, 86.5194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1609&lon=-86.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9603B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9603B-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,039 total, 14 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861217069399A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HILL DURING A NIGHT APPROACH. THE PILOT DESCENDED BELOW GLIDEPATH.

## 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 CHI87LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA051), Dec 18, 1986: Cessna 172RG (N9603B), Bloominton, IN, destroyed

## Other reports on N9603B (1)

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

- [Incident 19820820059779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820059779I), Aug 20, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N9603B), Sturgeon Bay, WI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. No gear defects found. Condition could not be duplicated.

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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