# Accident 19850216006689A: Cessna 172RG, Pontiac, MI, February 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1985, 15:26 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7701° N, 82.5291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7701&lon=-82.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6312R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6312R-1988-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 308 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216006689A

## Narrative

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

SLID DURING CROSSWIND ROLLOUT ON ICY RUNWAY. WING STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## 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 CHI85LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA112), Feb 16, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N6312R), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6312R (1)

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

- [Incident 19850723070099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850723070099I), Jul 23, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N6312R), Medina, OH, Minor damage. Landed with gear up.

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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