# Accident 19850824076709A: Cessna 120, Waynesboro, VA, August 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, VA
- Airport: Waynesboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0607° N, 78.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0607&lon=-78.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1812V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1812V-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,003 total, 0 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824076709A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON THE SIDE OF A FOG OBSCURED MOUNTAIN.

## 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 BFO85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA070), Aug 24, 1985: Cessna 120 (N1812V), Afton, VA, destroyed, 2 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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