# Accident 19850809037839A: Cessna 152, Riverton, WY, August 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1985, 08:14 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Riverton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0296° N, 108.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0296&lon=-108.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4941P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4941P-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 38 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809037839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG WITH TAILWIND. ABORTED, LANDED AGAIN AND RAN THROUGH FENCES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A GULLY.

## 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 DEN85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA213), Aug 9, 1985: Cessna 152 (N4941P), Riverton, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4941P (1)

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

- [Accident 19810919059599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919059599A), Sep 19, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4941P), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Ground looped off runway on landing. Student lost directional control.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.