# Accident 19850505023829A: Cessna 120, Strongsville, OH, May 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Strongsville, OH
- Airport: Strongsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3103° N, 81.8308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3103&lon=-81.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89599, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89599-2014-11-20) (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 C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 86 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505023829A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON THRESHOLD AND TRAVELED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN GUSTY VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 CHI85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA187), May 5, 1985: Cessna 120 (N89599), Strongsville, OH, 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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