# Accident 19850304007939A: Cessna 172E, Campbellsville, KY, March 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Campbellsville, KY
- Airport: Taylor Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3403° N, 85.3402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3403&lon=-85.3402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3969S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3969S-1989-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,199 total, 1,541 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850304007939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON TAXIWAY TO WATCH WEATHER APPROACHING. WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT OVER.

## 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 ATL85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA107), Mar 4, 1985: Cessna 172E (N3969S), Campbellsville, KY, 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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