# Accident 19851012071899A: Cessna 172N, Lebanon, OR, October 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OR
- Airport: Albany Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5196° N, 122.8104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5196&lon=-122.8104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5790J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012071899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT A HOVERING HELICOPTERS ROTOR WASH CAUSED AIRPLANE TO VEER OFF RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA86LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA011), Oct 12, 1985: Cessna 172 (N5790J), Lebanon, OR, 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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