# Accident 19850717034039A: Cessna 172E, Leesburg, FL, July 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1985, 22:45 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3781S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3781S-1989-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717034039A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING AFTER ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS ON UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. WING LOST LIFT,STRUCK GROUND. BEER CONSUMPTION.

## 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 MIA85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA213), Jul 18, 1985: Cessna 172 (N3781S), Leesburg, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N3781S (1)

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

- [Incident 19800519053249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519053249I), May 19, 1980: Cessna 172E (N3781S), Clearwater, FL, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing. Two bolts missing from strut retaining bracket.

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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