# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172H, 1986

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI87LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA059.md): Cessna 172H · Mosinee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1986 · N3220L · Substantial damage
  > The CFI stated that while in the landing configuration, over the apch end of the rwy, the student excessively flared the acft and it stalled with the right wing contacting the rwy. According to the CFI, power was added but it was too late to 'save the…
- [NTSB MKC86LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA178.md): Cessna 172 · Emporia, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1986 · N3791R · Minor damage
  > The acft was found stopped in an open field having penetrated the southern boundary of the Emporia airport property. The acft eng was still running when rescuers approached the location. Forced entry was made into the acft to shut the eng down and rescue the…
- [NTSB DEN86LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA214.md): Cessna 172H · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1986 · N3809R · Substantial damage
  > While taxiing for takeoff in strong gusty wind conditions the aircraft was blown into an inverted position on the taxiway.
- [NTSB MIA86LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA204.md): Cessna 172H · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1986 · N1448F · Substantial damage
  > The plt rprtd that he initiated a flt around the pattern, but stalled the acft during the apch to land. The acft crashed outside the arpt boundry, just short of the rwy. Prior to the flt, a mechanic, who had been working on the acft, told the plt that the…
- [NTSB SEA86LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA157.md): Cessna 172 · Glenn'S Ferry, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1986 · N1641F · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot had to be vectored during a night x-country. During cruise, 35 miles from his destination, he became concerned about his low fuel state. He then diverted, with ATC assistance to an unlit airstrip for landing. The acft touched down short of…
- [NTSB LAX86LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA232.md): Cessna 172 · Huntington Bch, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1986 · N172HW · Substantial damage
  > The acft contacted a parked car and a hangar following a loss of control during an attempted go-around. The plt reported the acft was high and fast on final apch. He selected full flaps and a nose up attitude to lose airspeed and alt. He flared the acft at 20…
- [NTSB DEN86LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA117.md): Cessna 172H · Crossroads, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1986 · N2896L · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, he was attempting to underfly powerlines over a public road during landing, when the aircraft contacted an unseen wire and crashed.
- [NTSB FTW86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA055.md): Cessna 172H · Bristow, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1986 · N2826L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported encountering strong gusty winds while taxiing for departure at jones memorial airport, Bristow, OK. As a result his aircraft was flipped upside down and substantially damaged. The pilot was not injured.
- [NTSB BFO86FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA020.md): Cessna 172H · Upper Marlboro, MD · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1986 · N2780L · Substantial damage
  > Since the fuel gages in the acft were known not to be accurate, the plt measured the amount of fuel in each tank with a dipstick before departing. He determined that he had 18 gallons for the 2 hours of flying he planned to do and based on a fuel consumption…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072424'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072424&year=1986

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