# Accident 19850506019219A: Cessna 172H, Bullhead City, AZ, May 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8188L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8188L-1991-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,345 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850506019219A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER BUT REGAINED POWER TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK. VAPOR LOCK SUSPECTED.

## 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 LAX85LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA246), May 7, 1985: Cessna 172H (N8188L), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8188L (1)

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

- [Incident 19791016052079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791016052079I), Oct 16, 1979: Cessna 172H (N8188L), Carson City, NV, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing into position hit a piece of painted belting being used to mark "x" on closed runway.

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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