# Accident 19851108061289A: Cessna 172F, Hazelhurst, MS, November 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hazelhurst, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8591° N, 90.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8591&lon=-90.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8852U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8852U-2005-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 21 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108061289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER BRIEFLY APPLYNG CARBURETOR HEAT. STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING IN A FIELD. CARBURETOR ICE FACTOR.

## 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 ATL86LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA022), Nov 8, 1985: Cessna 172F (N8852U), Hazelhurst, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8852U (1)

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

- [Incident 19810520040129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520040129I), May 20, 1981: Cessna 172B (N8852U), North Little Ro, AR, Minor damage. Aircrafts left brake failed causing the aircraft to roll off an embankment near the end of the runway.

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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