# Accident 19850612070979A: Cessna 172M, Garberville, CA, June 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1985, 16:35 local time
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Airport: Big Flat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1327° N, 124.1839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Big Flat Airport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1327&lon=-124.1839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12385-1989-08-16) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850612070979A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DIRT MOUND. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX85LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA285), Jun 12, 1985: Cessna 172M (N12385), Garberville, CA, 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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