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SEA86LA115

1986-04-28 · TWIN FALLS, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TWF

Current FAA registration · N3580Q

Make / Model
CESSNA 172M
Year of manufacture
1973 · 13 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19730502
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A404EC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE LANDING FOR THE FIFTH AND FINAL TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT MIDFIELD, DUE TO TOO HIGH OF AN APPROACH. RATHER THAN GO-AROUND, THE PILOT SELECTED HEAVY BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT SHEERING OFF THE NOSE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_SEA86LA115.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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