# Accident 19851001048369A: Cessna 172D, Chapel Hill, NC, October 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1985, 15:20 local time
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC
- Airport: Hogan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9204° N, 79.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9204&lon=-79.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2765U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2765U-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851001048369A

## Narrative

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

RETRACTED FLAPS AND MAINTAINED NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE DURING CLIMBOUT.  STRUCK TREES, POWERLINES, IMPACTED 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 ATL86FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA001), Oct 1, 1985: Cessna 172 (N2765U), Chapel Hill, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2765U (2)

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

- [Incident 19790416023069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790416023069I), Apr 16, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2765U), Williamston, NC, Minor damage. Deer ran into the airplane during landing roll. Minor damage to horizonal stabilizer.
- [Accident 19760210003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760210003409A), Feb 10, 1976: Cessna 172D (N2765U), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. Lndd in a mall parking lot.

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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