# Accident 19850402009899A: Cessna 172B, Smith, NV, April 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1985, 16:55 local time
- Place: Smith, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7992° N, 119.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7992&lon=-119.3195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6923X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6923X-1988-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 566 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850402009899A

## Narrative

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

WAS SEEN DOING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS AND BUZZING JUST BEFORE CRASH. IMPACTED GROUND AT STEEP ANGLE.

## 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 SEA85FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA082), Apr 3, 1985: Cessna 172B (N6923X), Smith, NV, destroyed, 3 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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