# Accident 19850728034129A: Cessna 172G, Plain City, OH, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Plain City, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0998° N, 83.2710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0998&lon=-83.2710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4202L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4202L-1987-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 897 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728034129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND STRUCK TREES AND GROUND. AUTO AND AVIATION FUEL EXHAUSTED. NO STC.

## 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 CHI85FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA316), Jul 29, 1985: Cessna 172G (N4202L), Plain City, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4202L (1)

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

- [Accident 19780307006819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307006819A), Mar 7, 1978: Cessna 172G (N4202L), Plain City, OH, Substantial damage

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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