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NYC86LA181

1986-07-15 · WESTERLY, Rhode Island, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JST

Current FAA registration · N4301Q

Make / Model
CESSNA 172L
Year of manufacture
1971 · 15 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19711027
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A525A8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

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Factual narrative

THE PLT RPRTD HE LANDED IN WINDS WHICH WERE GUSTING TO 20 KTS. AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BALLOONED & THE PLT APPLIED SOME POWER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. AS HE CONTD THE LANDING, THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ACFT AIRBORNE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CONTD OFF THE RWY, WENT OVER ROUGH TERRAIN & HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA181.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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