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DEN86LA187

1986-07-04 · RICHFIELD, Utah, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RIF

Current FAA registration · N8291E

Make / Model
CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture
1979 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790208
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB54CA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT, '...I NOTICED THE WIND SOCK AND IT WAS DROOPING...I WENT TO FINAL APPROACH (FOR RWY 1) ... NOTICED A LITTLE WIND SO I CRABBED INTO IT, AND I NOTICED MY APPROACH DIDN'T LOOK GOOD SO I WENT TO DO A GO-AROUND. I WENT TO RAISE THE FLAPS AND JUST THEN A WIND SHEAR OR MICRO BURST HIT US AND WE HIT REAL HARD AND BOUNCED...I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT BUT HAD NO CONTROL.' THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER ON THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86LA187.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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