# Accident 19850920046849A: Cessna 172K, Kalona, IA, September 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1985, 08:12 local time
- Place: Kalona, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4808° N, 91.6997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4808&lon=-91.6997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78227, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78227-1986-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,419 total, 102 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850920046849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AFTER DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM SOFT FIELD. ATTEMPTED TURN TO AVOID TREES AND NOSED INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 MKC85LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA220), Sep 20, 1985: Cessna 172K (N78227), Kalona, IA, 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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