# Accident 19850816076729A: Cessna 172P, Zanesville, OH, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Zanesville, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9495° N, 82.0103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9495&lon=-82.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5279K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279K-2018-07-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816076729A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS ON A TAXIWAY. VEERED OFF THE TAXIWAY SIDE AND SLID OVER A HILL.

## 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 CHI85LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA350), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna C-172P (N5279K), Zanesville, OH, 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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