# Accident 19850715031259A: Cessna 172N, Pocatello, ID, July 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1985, 08:15 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9098° N, 112.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9098&lon=-112.5959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2396E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2396E-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 33 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715031259A

## Narrative

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

WHILE AVOIDING PARKED AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI OTHER WINGTIP STRUCK FENCE. AIRCRAFT TURNED AND PROP STRUCK PARKED CAR.

## 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 SEA85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA165), Jul 15, 1985: Cessna 172 (N2396E), Pacatello, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2396E (1)

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

- [Accident 19910831037469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037469A), Aug 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2396E), Butte, MT, Substantial damage. Flared for landing. Wind gust blew aircraft off runway tried go around but slammed down hard. Dust devil in area.

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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