# Accident 19850419015029A: Cessna 120, Saluda, SC, April 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Airport: Ethridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9997° N, 81.7706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9997&lon=-81.7706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1819V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1819V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT STCC85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 494 total, 494 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419015029A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER CARBURETOR HEAT WAS TURNED OFF ON INITIAL CLIMB. LANDED IN FIELD. 2 VALVES LEAKING COMPRESSION.

## 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 ATL85LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA141), Apr 19, 1985: Cessna 120 (N1819V), Saluda, SC, substantial damage

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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