# Accident 19850829044169A: Cessna 172M, Gravois Mills, MO, August 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1985, 11:10 local time
- Place: Gravois Mills, MO
- Airport: Wulff Harbor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2995° N, 92.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gravois Mills, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2995&lon=-92.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6982H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6982H-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 53 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850829044169A

## Narrative

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

STARTED TO ABORT DOWNWIND TAKEOFF BUT CHANGED HIS MIND. LIFTED OFF AND STALLED INTO TREES BEYOND POWERLINES.

## 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 MKC85LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA196), Aug 29, 1985: Cessna 172 M (N6982H), Gravois Mills, MO, 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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