# Accident 19850123001219A: Cessna 152, Eureka, CA, January 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1985, 14:10 local time
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Airport: Kneeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8005° N, 124.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8005&lon=-124.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4931P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4931P-1988-03-21) (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: 41 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850123001219A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST. SOLO STUDENT COULD NOT DECIDE WHETHER TO ABORT OR GO AROUND. RAN OFF END 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 LAX85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA121), Jan 23, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4931P), Eureka, CA, 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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