# Accident 19850729034559A: Cessna 172M, Red Devil, AK, July 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1985, 01:00 local time
- Place: Red Devil, AK
- Airport: Red Devil
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9390° N, 157.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9390&lon=-157.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12904, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12904-1990-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 513 total, 273 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850729034559A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF IN IFR CONDITIONS. ALCOHOL IMPAIRED VFR PILOT. PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS NOT IN USE.

## 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 ANC85FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA138), Jul 29, 1985: Cessna 172M (N12904), Red Devil, AK, destroyed, 4 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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