# Accident 19850529026849A: Cessna 425, Dayton, OH, May 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1985, 18:28 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9023° N, 84.2194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (DAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9023&lon=-84.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2079A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A112
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,220 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529026849A

## Narrative

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

DURING TEST FLIGHT TO EVALUATE A PROPELLER SYSTEM, EXCESSIVE SINK DEVELOPED. HARD LANDING SHEARED ALL GEAR.

## 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 CHI85FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA218), May 29, 1985: Cessna 425 (N2079A), Dayton, 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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