# Accident 19850930067529A: Cessna 172, Montauk, NY, September 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0475° N, 71.9464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montauk, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0475&lon=-71.9464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6525J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6525J-1986-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 112 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FHJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850930067529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING TRAINING MANEUVERS.  DITCHED JUST OFF SHORE.  NO CAUSE DETERMINED FOR POWER LOSS.

## 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 NYC85FHJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ04), Sep 30, 1985: Cessna 172 (N6525J), Montauk, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6525J (2)

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

- [Incident 19830801050689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830801050689I), Aug 1, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6525J), Westhampton Bea, NY, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft and veered off runway. Was practicing touch and go landings.
- [Incident 19830730061739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730061739I), Jul 30, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6525J), North Kingstown, RI. Left wing tip struck the tail of another aircraft while pulling out of the parking area.

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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