# Accident 19850208002899A: Cessna 172K, Mccoy, TX, February 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mccoy, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N79043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79043-1986-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,294 total, 635 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850208002899A

## Narrative

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

IN SLOW FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE,AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND LEFT WING AND NOSE LOW.

## 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 FTW85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA115), Feb 8, 1985: Cessna 172K (N79043), Mccoy, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79043 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830610030429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610030429I), Jun 10, 1983: Cessna 172K (N79043), Columbus, TX, Minor damage. Fuel gauges showed empty. Hit a fence. Landed on a closed airport. Found a faulty alternator. No electrical power.

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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