# Accident 19850708030109A: Cessna 152, Marana, AZ, July 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1985, 08:15 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5204P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850708030109A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED. AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 LAX85FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA311), Jul 8, 1985: Cessna 152 (N5204P), Marana, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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