# Accident 19850321011269A: Cessna 172L, Brighton, MI, March 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1985, 17:05 local time
- Place: Brighton, MI
- Airport: Brighton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5301° N, 83.7800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5301&lon=-83.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2839Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 36 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850321011269A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS, STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND. STRONG 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA146), Mar 21, 1985: Cessna 172L (N2839Q), Brighton, MI, 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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