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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Preston, ID · August 19, 1985

Date
August 19, 1985 · 16:20 local
Place
Preston, ID
Airport
Preston
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54016
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA199
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
421 total421 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Attempted go around in gusty crosswind. Settled into field ,struck wires. Density altitude,towering cumulus factors

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED GO AROUND IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. SETTLED INTO FIELD ,STRUCK WIRES. DENSITY ALTITUDE,TOWERING CUMULUS FACTORS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.