# Incident 19850408042859I: Cessna 172P, Needles, CA, April 8, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1985, 08:15 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Needles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7663° N, 114.6233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEEDLES (EED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7663&lon=-114.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54686-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850408042859I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING NIGHT. REPORTED STOLEN BY OWNER.

## Other reports on N54686 (1)

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

- [Accident 19961125045949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961125045949A), Nov 25, 1996: Cessna 172P (N54686), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. (.4) During a private pilot practical flight test, the applicant (a student pilot) made a simulated soft field approach, and the aircraft bounced 5 to 6 feet…

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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