# Accident 19850420016079A: Cessna 172P, Boron, CA, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Boron, CA
- Airport: Borax
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0003° N, 117.6296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0003&lon=-117.6296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55448 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 351 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420016079A

## Narrative

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

RAN LOW ON FUEL AFTER GETTING OFF COURSE. FLIPPED OVER ON CROSSWIND LANDING  CROSSWIND COMPONENT GREATLY EXCEEDED.

## 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 LAX85LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA212), Apr 21, 1985: Cessna 172P (N55448), Boron, CA, 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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