# Accident 19850306011969A: Cessna 172H, Bessemer, AL, March 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3701° N, 86.9607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3701&lon=-86.9607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5105G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5105G-2000-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 60 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850306011969A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI LEFT WING STRUCK A SUPPORT POST. NARROW TAXIWAY AND PILOT WAS WATCHING THE OTHER WING.

## 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 ATL85LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA108), Mar 6, 1985: Cessna 172H (N5105G), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5105G (2)

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

- [Accident 19990501004379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990501004379A), May 1, 1999: Cessna 172H (N5105G), Sylan Springs, AL, Substantial damage. Acft lost power, attempted to land in a field, struck power lines, and flipped over, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) Mr. Clements, a student pilot, took…
- [Accident 19750703018399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750703018399A), Jul 3, 1975: Cessna 172H (N5105G), AL, 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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