# Accident 19850427063709A: Cessna 172H, Middletown, PA, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.1908° N, 76.6995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1908&lon=-76.6995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8052L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8052L-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427063709A

## Narrative

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

DURING OVERHEAD DEPARTURE, ENGINE FAILED. EMERGENCY LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. CRANKSHAFT DOWELL PIN SHEARED.

## 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 NYC85LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA112), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172H (N8052L), Middletown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8052L (1)

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

- [Incident 19830302013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830302013129I), Mar 2, 1983: Cessna 172H (N8052L), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Wind picked up a wing while turning off runway. Wing and prop struck ground. Wind exceeded controllability.

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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