# Accident 19880917051069A: Cessna 172N, Truckee, CA, September 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6406D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6406D-1989-11-18) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,164 total, 255 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880917051069A

## Narrative

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

NOISE ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO RETURN AFTER USING FULL FLAPS. HIT A ROCK LANDING. NOSED OVER. GAS CAP WAS NOT SECURED.

## 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 LAX88LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA320), Sep 17, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6406D), Truckee, CA, 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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