# Accident 19850517043789A: Cessna 172M, Couer D Alene, ID, May 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1985, 14:10 local time
- Place: Couer D Alene, ID
- Airport: Couer D Alene Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5900° N, 116.9108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5900&lon=-116.9108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13403, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13403-2007-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 67 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517043789A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON BASE LEG AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN APLOWED FIELD. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 SEA85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA117), May 17, 1985: Cessna 172M (N13403), Couer D'Alene, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13403 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780724024939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724024939A), Jul 24, 1978: Cessna 172M (N13403), St.Maries, ID, Substantial damage. Using taxiway for rwy due construction. Truck tried to cross ahea acft.

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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