# Accident 19850718032289A: Cessna 152, Mt Sterling, KY, July 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Mt Sterling, KY
- Airport: Montgomery Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0603° N, 83.9408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0603&lon=-83.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67825, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67825) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,407 total, 101 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850718032289A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ABORTED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF DEMONSTRATION.  STRUCK TREES ON DOWNSLOPE.

## 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 ATL85LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA220), Jul 18, 1985: Cessna 152 (N67825), Mt Sterling, KY, destroyed

## Other reports on N67825 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920201009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920201009469I), Feb 1, 1992: Cessna 152 (N67825), Nicholasville, KY, Minor damage. Engine malfunction. Forced landing in a field. Left wingtip contacted a tree on landing rollout.
- [Accident 19791013027209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013027209A), Oct 13, 1979: Cessna 152 (N67825), Snellville, GA, Substantial damage. CFI gave student practice forced lndg at a grass strip. Aborted goaround. Ran off rwy end. No engine defects.

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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