# Accident 19850814038909A: Cessna 172N, Sallisaw, OK, August 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sallisaw, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4604° N, 94.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4604&lon=-94.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738XZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738XZ-1994-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 505 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850814038909A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED LANDING AND STRUCK SMALL TREES AT RUNWAY END.

## 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 FTW85LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA320), Aug 14, 1985: Cessna 172N (N738XZ), Sallisaw, OK, substantial damage

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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