# Accident 19850707029809A: Cessna 172P, Rio Rancho, NM, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 11:36 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1903° N, 106.6890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1903&lon=-106.6890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53410, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53410-2011-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 22 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029809A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER ON RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING. CARBURETOR HEAT LEFT ON, PRIMER OUT. STALLED TO IMPACT.

## 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 DEN85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA183), Jul 7, 1985: Cessna 172P (N53410), Rio Rancho, NM, 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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