# Accident 20140605008829A: Cessna 172M, Laytonville, CA, June 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2014, 19:23 local time
- Place: Laytonville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6747° N, 123.6486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6747&lon=-123.6486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1186U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1186U-2015-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140605008829A

## Narrative

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

N1186U, CESSNA 172, ENROUTE TO PRIVATE LAYTONVILLE AIRSTRIP (NON-APPROVED) AT 07:23. ADDRESS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR).

WITNESS STATED DURING APPROACH TO THE SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP, AIRCRAFT DROPPED BELOW TREE LINE. RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE AND AIRMAN CONTINUED TO FLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK ANOTHER TREE.

A PORTION OF AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING WAS SHEARED BY THE IMPACT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH IN AN ADJACIENT CREEK BED (GPS COORDINATES 39 40.486' N BY 123 38,920'W).  PILOT SUSTAINED A FATAL INJURY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR14LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA230), Jun 6, 2014: Cessna 172M (N1186U), Laytonville, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s impairment due to alcohol ingestion, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from trees during a low-altitude flyby.

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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