# Accident 19850804035989A: Cessna 172A, Glencoe, KY, August 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1985, 20:15 local time
- Place: Glencoe, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7095° N, 84.8190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7095&lon=-84.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7279T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7279T-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804035989A

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLLED CRASH AFTER CIRCLING FIELD. STUDENT HAD NO INSTRUCTION. CONSUMED ALCOHOL, VALIUM AND COCAINE.

## 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 ATL85FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA237), Aug 5, 1985: Cessna 172A (N7279T), Glencoe, KY, 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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