# Accident 19850125001719A: Cessna 172B, Coushatta, LA, January 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Coushatta, LA
- Airport: Red River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0198° N, 93.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0198&lon=-93.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7718X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7718X-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 30 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850125001719A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COCKED FOR LANDING. GROUND LOOPED, FLIPPED OVER. NOSE GEAR STRUT IMPROPERLY REINSTALLED AFTER MAINTENANCE

## 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 FTW85LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA103), Jan 25, 1985: Cessna 172B (N7718X), Coushatta, LA, 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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