# Accident 19850304048549A: Cessna 172M, Orick, CA, March 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Orick, CA
- Airport: Jack Mcnamara
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3492° N, 124.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3492&lon=-124.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12486 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 616 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850304048549A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DESCENT, ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. STRUCK FENCE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. PROBABLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 LAX85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA165), Mar 4, 1985: Cessna 172 (N12486), Orick, CA, 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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