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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Reno, NV · September 24, 1985

Date
September 24, 1985 · 18:30 local
Place
Reno, NV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52202
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA226
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
141 total26 in this make and model29 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.

Bird strike took out entire windscreen during turn into sun. Landed on soft sand, nosewheel dug in, nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

BIRD STRIKE TOOK OUT ENTIRE WINDSCREEN DURING TURN INTO SUN. LANDED ON SOFT SAND, NOSEWHEEL DUG IN, NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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