# Accident 19850814043219A: Cessna 172P, St Helena, CA, August 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: St Helena, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5492° N, 122.3906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5492&lon=-122.3906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5259K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259K-2008-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850814043219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH, LOST POWER. LANDED IN A FIELD, HIT OBJECTS IN A VINEYARD. NR1 CYLINDER VALVES FROZEN CLOSED.

## 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 LAX85LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA351), Aug 14, 1985: Cessna 172P (N5259K), Saint Helena, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5259K (1)

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

- [Accident 19870710070619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710070619A), Jul 10, 1987: Cessna 172P (N5259K), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed hard, bending the propeller. High density altitude. Low time pilot.

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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