# Accident 19850714030899A: Cessna 172M, Statesville, NC, July 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7790° N, 80.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7790&lon=-80.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12334-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 58 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714030899A

## Narrative

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

FLOATED AFTER LANDING ON WET GRASS RUNWAY. RAN OFF END WHERE WING STRUCK A TREE. MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 ATL85LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA211), Jul 14, 1985: Cessna 172 M (N12334), Statesville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12334 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140502005469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140502005469I), May 2, 2014: Cessna 172M (N12334), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. The CFI was giving instruction to a student when a herd of deer ran across the runway as they were on approach. They managed to avoid two deer but then one…

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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