# Accident 19850324010979A: Cessna 172M, Angola, LA, March 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1985, 08:40 local time
- Place: Angola, LA
- Airport: Angola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9608° N, 91.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9608&lon=-91.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73616, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73616-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 964 total, 410 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850324010979A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF SOD RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. PILOT CLAIMED MOMENTARY DISORIENTATION DUE TO THE SUN.

## 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 FTW85LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA164), Mar 24, 1985: Cessna 172M (N73616), Angola, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73616 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820528043572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528043572A), May 28, 1982: Cessna 172M (N73616), Evansville, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided during cross country formation flight with 2986U.

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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