19861223081839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Sarasota, FL · December 23, 1986

Date
December 23, 1986 · 18:15 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Airport
Hidden River
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N737ZB
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA057
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,805 total2,366 in this make and model70 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 after go around ingusty winds. Pilot attempted VFR flight in an area of thunderstorms.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AFTER GO AROUND INGUSTY WINDS. PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS.

NTSB investigation

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