# Accident 19850824040359A: Cessna 172C, Ada, OK, August 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ada, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7694° N, 96.6605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7694&lon=-96.6605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8301X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8301X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824040359A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON SOLO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO. DAMAGED THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL.

## 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 FTW85LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA334), Aug 24, 1985: Cessna 172B (N8301X), Ada, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8301X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910220010059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220010059I), Feb 20, 1991: Cessna 172C (N8301X), Abilene, TX. Student pilot became lost on solo crosscountry flight at night. Landed at first airport. Airport was military.

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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