# Accident 19850821039949A: Cessna 172E, Villa Rica, GA, August 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1985, 20:20 local time
- Place: Villa Rica, GA
- Airport: Flying S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7297° N, 84.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7297&lon=-84.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8499U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8499U-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821039949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING GO AROUND AFTER PILOT REALIZED HE WAS AT WRONG AIRPORT. NO ACCIDENT REPORT FROM PILOT.

## 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 ATL85LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA255), Aug 22, 1985: Cessna 172E (N8499U), Villa Rica, GA, 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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