# Accident 19850901067819A: Cessna STC172, Deepwater, MO, September 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1985, 09:15 local time
- Place: Deepwater, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2501° N, 93.7708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2501&lon=-93.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3943L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3943L-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 256 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850901067819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LOST POWER. STRUCK TREES DURING ROLLOUT IN FIELD. LOSS OF POWER UNEXPLAINED. AUTO FUEL IN USE.

## 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 MKC85LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA203), Sep 1, 1985: Cessna 172G (N3943L), Deepwater, 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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