# Accident 19850117002489A: Cessna 172E, San Carlos, AZ, January 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1985, 17:40 local time
- Place: San Carlos, AZ
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5398° N, 110.4709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5398&lon=-110.4709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3820S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3820S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300-D (registry code 17176, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850117002489A

## Narrative

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

OVER ROTATED DURING SOLO SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. IMPACTED GROUND ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA114), Jan 18, 1985: Cessna 172E (N3820S), San Carlos, AZ, 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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