# Accident 19851022052849A: Cessna 172N, Clayton, GA, October 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1985, 14:08 local time
- Place: Clayton, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8709° N, 83.4006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8709&lon=-83.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3177E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3177E-2013-07-15) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851022052849A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY.  STRUCK TREES AND THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

## 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 ATL86FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA009), Oct 22, 1985: Cessna 172N (N3177E), Clayton, GA, destroyed, 2 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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