# Accident 19850810038449A: Cessna R172K, International F, MN, August 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: International F, MN
- Airport: International Seaplane Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5792° N, 93.3993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5792&lon=-93.3993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1254V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1254V-1995-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 137 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810038449A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT GEAR MOUNT BROKE ON TAKEOFF RUN. ALLOWED FLOAT TO CROSS UNDER AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SANK. HAD NO SPREADER BARS.

## 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 CHI85LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA333), Aug 10, 1985: Cessna 172XP (N1254V), Int'L Falls, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1254V (1)

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

- [Accident 19810426021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426021799A), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna R172K (N1254V), Moorcroft, WY, Substantial damage. Used soft runway, aborted takeoff due to slow speed. Hit brakes, ground-looped. Airplane converted to tailwheel.

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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