# Accident 19850317012009A: Cessna 401A, Dorset, VT, March 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1985, 20:15 local time
- Place: Dorset, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2605° N, 73.1084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorset, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2605&lon=-73.1084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12CQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,946 total, 3,149 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317012009A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES AND RISING TERRAIN ON DARK NIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## 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 NYC85FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA083), Mar 18, 1985: Cessna 401A (N12CQ), Dorset, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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