# Accident 19850310006489A: Cessna 172H, Buena Vista, GA, March 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1985, 16:50 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, GA
- Airport: Marion County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3107° N, 84.5097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3107&lon=-84.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3227L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3227L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310006489A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING CAME DOWN IN A CRABBED ANGLE LOST CONTROL LEFT THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A DITCH.

## 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 ATL85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA116), Mar 10, 1985: Cessna 172H (N3227L), Buena Vista, GA, 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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