# Accident 19850414015332A: Cessna 172M, Camp Verde, AZ, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Camp Verde, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4793° N, 111.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4793&lon=-111.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73708-1985-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 31 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414015332A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY CHEROKEE 6439R DURING FORMATION FLIGHT.  UNCONTROLLABLE DESCENT TO GROUND IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6439R, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19850414015331A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414015331A)

## 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 LAX85FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA202), Apr 14, 1985: Cessna 172M (N73708), Camp Verde, AZ, destroyed, 2 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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