# Accident 19851019052639A: Cessna 170A, Murphysboro, IL, October 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1985, 18:40 local time
- Place: Murphysboro, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7593° N, 89.3295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7593&lon=-89.3295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9271A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9271A-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,687 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019052639A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING IN IFR CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS INSTRUMENTS IN AIRCRAFT REPORTED UNRELIABLE.

## 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 CHI86FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA013), Oct 19, 1985: Cessna 170A (N9271A), Murphysboro, IL, destroyed, 1 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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