# Accident 19850218005089A: Cessna 172P, Comanche, TX, February 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Comanche, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8896° N, 98.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8896&lon=-98.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54149, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54149-1988-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218005089A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING CRUISE FLIGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS. PILOT KEPT DESCENDING TO STAY UNDER OVERCAST IN DARK.

## 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 FTW85LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA120), Feb 19, 1985: Cessna 172P (N54149), Comanche, TX, destroyed

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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