# Accident 19850716034659A: Cessna 170A, Olney, IL, July 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1985, 07:56 local time
- Place: Olney, IL
- Airport: Noble
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7300° N, 88.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7300&lon=-88.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1223D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1223D-1986-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 164 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716034659A

## Narrative

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

FLEW ERRATICALLY UNDER BRIDGES, THROUGH WIRES, DIVING ON CARS AND TRUCKS. WING HIT GROUND. SEVERE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.

## 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 CHI85FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA292), Jul 16, 1985: Cessna 170A (N1223D), Olney, IL, substantial damage, 1 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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