# Accident 19850405010799A: Cessna 172N, White Cloud, MI, April 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1985, 03:00 local time
- Place: White Cloud, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5498° N, 85.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5498&lon=-85.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850405010799A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND IN 45 DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. VFR PILOT IN IFR CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. 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 CHI85FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA156), Apr 5, 1985: Cessna 172N (N23TC), White Cloud, MI, 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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