# Accident 19851008049649A: Cessna 172M, Callville Bay, NV, October 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1985, 19:13 local time
- Place: Callville Bay, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1601° N, 115.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1601&lon=-115.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1585V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 12 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008049649A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED AFTER CONTACTING A POWER POLE DURING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERING AT NIGHT.

## 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 SEA86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA007), Oct 9, 1985: Cessna 172 M (N1585V), Callville Bay, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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