# Accident 19850809037789A: Cessna 172M, Pearland, TX, August 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1985, 20:40 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5497° N, 95.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5497&lon=-95.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1518V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1518V-1989-03-04) (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: 104 total, 19 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809037789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAYS THAT ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. HIT CONCRETE PILLOW AND PIPE ON EMERGENCY LANDING. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 FTW85LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA311), Aug 10, 1985: Cessna 172M (N1518V), Pearland, TX, destroyed

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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