# Accident 19850427019839A: Cessna 172N, Perrysville, OH, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Perrysville, OH
- Airport: Pleasanthill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6506° N, 82.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6506&lon=-82.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5102D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5102D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 230 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427019839A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT AND UNABLE TO STOP ON WET GRASS RUNWAY. PILOT INITIATED A GROUND LOOP INTO A PLOWED FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER

## 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 CHI85LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA181), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172N (N5102D), Perrysville, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5102D (2)

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

- [Incident 20250705007549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250705007549I), Jul 5, 2025: Cessna 172N (N5102D), Wadsworth, OH, Minor damage. On 07/05/2025 at Wadsworth Municipal Airport (3G3), approximately 1100EDT the pilot of the aicraft in question performed a pre-inspecion and slowly ran through…
- [Incident 19791203048129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203048129I), Dec 3, 1979: Cessna 172N (N5102D), Ashtabula, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing, aircraft veered off runway into snowbank, damaged prop, wing tip.

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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