# Accident 19851025054329A: Cessna 172N, Great Valley, NY, October 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Great Valley, NY
- Airport: Eddys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2097° N, 78.5900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2097&lon=-78.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5486D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5486D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 78 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851025054329A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND AFTER BOUNCED CROSSWIND LANDING. CRASHED IN CORNFIELD NEXT TO AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC86LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA025), Oct 25, 1985: Cessna 172N (N5486D), Great Valley, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5486D (1)

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

- [Incident 19830419019509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830419019509I), Apr 19, 1983: Cessna 172N (N5486D), Corry, PA. Lost electrical power after alternator failed. Landed safely.

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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