# Accident 19850819039479A: Cessna 172M, St Thomas, VI, August 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1985, 13:32 local time
- Place: St Thomas, VI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22198, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22198-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 720 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819039479A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A STEEP TURN AT LOW AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTED WATER AND SANK.

## 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 MIA85FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA235), Aug 19, 1985: Cessna 172M (N22198), St. Thomas, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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