# Accident 19850904049759A: Cessna 172P, Monument Valley, UT, September 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0809° N, 110.2507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0809&lon=-110.2507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52456 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 388 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850904049759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA237), Sep 4, 1985: Cessna 172P (N52456), Monument Valley, UT, 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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