# Accident 19850804042019A: Cessna 172M, Wasilla, AK, August 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20338-1996-07-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,444 total, 713 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804042019A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING IN A CANYON,ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. FLIPPED OVER ON CANYON FLOOR LANDING

## 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 ANC85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA158), Aug 4, 1985: Cessna C-172M (N20338), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20338 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810127009779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127009779I), Jan 27, 1981: Cessna 172M (N20338), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Pilot encounterd severe vibrations during cruise. Maintenance found 12 inches of one prop blade seperated.

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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