# Accident 19850109016349A: Cessna 172N, Houston, TX, January 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Weiser
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9292° N, 95.6008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9292&lon=-95.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73849, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73849-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 488 total, 241 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850109016349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT AFTER OVERHAUL. HIT LEVEE AND FLIPPED OVER IN FIELD.FUEL LINE FITTING TO CARB BACKED OUT

## 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 FTW85LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA095), Jan 9, 1985: Cessna 172N (N73849), Houston, TX, substantial damage

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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