# Accident 19850921048309A: Cessna 172N, Huntington Beac, CA, September 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1985, 11:04 local time
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7109° N, 118.0405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7109&lon=-118.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4840G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4840G-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 93 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921048309A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF, HEARD THUD. AIRSPEED DECREASED. HIT BUILDINGS WINDOW. CARBURETOR HEAT DOOR NOT CLOSED. OVERWEIGHT.

## 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 LAX85LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA398), Sep 21, 1985: Cessna 172N (N4840G), Huntington Bch, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4840G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810926070549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926070549I), Sep 26, 1981: Cessna 172N (N4840G), Kelso, CA. Pilot lost, low on fuel landed on highway added fuel took off and completed flight.

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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