# Accident 19850929048059A: Cessna 152, Galway, NY, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 08:35 local time
- Place: Galway, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 43.0100° N, 74.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0100&lon=-74.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6120M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929048059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, LANDING IN ROUGH FIELD. CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP CRACKED, FAILED ROD ARM.

## 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 NYC85LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA250), Sep 29, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6120M), Galway, NY, 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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