Cessna 172N N4863F
25 March 1986 · Lakeport, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1986 at about 23:35 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4863F, operated by Boynton's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Lakeport, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakeport, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lampson (102)
- Coordinates
- 39.0404, -122.9302
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N4863F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Boynton's Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA153
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE PLT MAKE 2 APPROACHES AND LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ON THE LANDING JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THEY OBSERVED AN 'EXTREMELY HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR.' THEY REPORTED THAT THE PLT THEN TAXIED BACK TO TAKEOFF WITHOUT STOPPING TO EXAMINE THE ACFT. ON THE NEXT LANDING, JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR 'STARTED TO SHIMMY.' THE ACFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY & ENCOUNTERED A DITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 172M | Shingle Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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