# Accident 19851027053979A: Cessna 172N, Rochester, NH, October 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1985, 16:55 local time
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Airport: Skyhaven
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2842° N, 70.9295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYHAVEN (DAW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2842&lon=-70.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734PX-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027053979A

## Narrative

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

DURING GO AROUND, AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT TURN AND CONTINUED ROLLING TO AN INVERTED POSITION AND GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 NYC86FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA023), Oct 27, 1985: Cessna 172N (N734PX), Rochester, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N734PX (1)

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

- [Incident 19850204007089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204007089I), Feb 4, 1985: Cessna 172N (N734PX), Rochester, NH. Starter would not turn prop. Attempt to rotate prop by hand resulted in head injury after prop kicked back.

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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