# Accident 19850819069829A: Cessna 172P, Preston, ID, August 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1985, 16:20 local time
- Place: Preston, ID
- Airport: Preston
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2000° N, 111.7402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2000&lon=-111.7402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54016, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54016-2013-04-09) (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: 421 total, 421 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819069829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA85LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA199), Aug 19, 1985: Cessna 172P (N54016), Preston, ID, destroyed

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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