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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Monument Valley, UT · September 4, 1985

Date
September 4, 1985 · 16:00 local
Place
Monument Valley, UT
Airport
Monument Valley
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52456
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA237
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
388 total388 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered downdraft on final and bounced on landing. Went around but stalled during turn, cartwheeled on impact.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL AND BOUNCED ON LANDING. WENT AROUND BUT STALLED DURING TURN, CARTWHEELED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.