# Accident 19861229069879A: Cessna 172N, Central, UT, December 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1986, 16:45 local time
- Place: Central, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3892° N, 113.6303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3892&lon=-113.6303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5153K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153K-1989-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 95 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861229069879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES IN HIGH TERRAIN. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 DEN87FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA038), Dec 29, 1986: Cessna 172N (N5153K), Central, UT, substantial damage

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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