# Accident 19851019052799A: Cessna 172M, Houston, TX, October 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1985, 14:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8182° N, 95.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST HOUSTON (IWS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8182&lon=-95.6726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9892Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9892Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (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 O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,283 total, 454 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019052799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED ON GOLF COURSE WHERE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. WATER IN GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR.

## 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 FTW86FRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRA01), Oct 19, 1985: Cessna 172 M (N9892Q), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9892Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19900121001009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121001009A), Jan 21, 1990: Cessna 172M (N9892Q), Goliad, TX, Substantial damage. Rough engine en route. Made precautionary landing on ranch road. Wing struck a tree. Conditions good for carb ice.
- [Accident 19780923028929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923028929A), Sep 23, 1978: Cessna 172M (N9892Q), Islip, NY, Substantial damage. Both slick magnetoes failed. LH p/n 4001,s/n 704125. RH p/n 4050,060080.

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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