# Accident 19850108010389A: Cessna 152, Des Moines, IA, January 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1985, 17:10 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Jones
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68318, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68318-1999-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850108010389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SOLO STUDENT LANDED ON SIDE OF RUNWAY TO AVOID GOPHER HOLES. LEFT MAIN CONTACTED SNOWBANK. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA046), Jan 8, 1985: Cessna 152 (N68318), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68318 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971214038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971214038589A), Dec 14, 1997: Cessna 152 (N68318), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Substantial damage. Low on final struck snowbank short of runway threshold post private flight test was remedial action. (.4)the solo student pilot said he did not see the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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