# Accident 19850713031109A: Cessna 172F, Idaho City, ID, July 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1985, 20:50 local time
- Place: Idaho City, ID
- Airport: Idaho City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8899° N, 115.8216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8899&lon=-115.8216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8655U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850713031109A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER TAKEOFF INTO AREA OF HIGH TERRAIN. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR IN NEAR GROSS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA85LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA164), Jul 14, 1985: Cessna 172 (N8655U), Idaho City, ID, 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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