# Accident 19850309029429A: Cessna 172N, Temple, TX, March 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1985, 22:30 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Draughon Miller Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0805° N, 97.2491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0805&lon=-97.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309029429A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON UNAUTHORIZED CROSSCOUNTRY NIGHT FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER LANDED HARD. NOSE TIRE BLOWN, FIREWALL WRINKLED.

## 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 FTW85LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA263), Mar 10, 1985: Cessna 172N (N733AN), Temple, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N733AN (2)

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

- [Accident 19810131003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131003599A), Jan 31, 1981: Cessna 172N (N733AN), Sandusky, OH, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing, porpoised, ran off runway into a snowbank.
- [Incident 19790225007689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225007689I), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 172N (N733AN), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft seat slid back and instructor could not retain directional control. Ran into snowbank on rollout.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.