# Accident 19851006049139A: Cessna 172M, St Petersburg, FL, October 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1985, 16:41 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7602D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7602D-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006049139A

## Narrative

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

NOSE PITCHED UP WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO STOP HIGH SINK RATE. STALLED, HIT HARD AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 MIA86LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA005), Oct 6, 1985: Cessna 172 (N7602D), St.Petersburg, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7602D (1)

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

- [Accident 19810404014349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810404014349A), Apr 4, 1981: Cessna 172N (N7602D), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in gusty wind. Ran off runway into a ditch.

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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