Event MKC86FPG01

1986-01-11 WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas, United States Airport · AWM Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N20537

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172S

Year of manufacture

2020

Engine

LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20200826

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1A777

Registrant of record

ATPCE LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N20537 Beech F33A Serious

Factual narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE GROUND AFTER STRIKING TREES DURING A FORCED LNDG. THE ACFT HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING CRUISE AFTER 4 AND 1/2 HRS OF FLT. POST ACC INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE RT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY OF FUEL AND THE LEFT MAIN HAD AN EST 10 GALLONS IN IT. WHEN QUESTIONED THE PLT COULD NOT REMEMBER WHICH TANK HE SELECTED BUT SAID IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FULLEST. THE SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT TANK POSITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86FPG01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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