# Accident 19851117076499A: Cessna 172L, Coldwater, OH, November 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1985, 12:57 local time
- Place: Coldwater, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4791° N, 84.6299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4791&lon=-84.6299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9896G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9896G-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 443 total, 443 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851117076499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE DIRECTING CIVIL AIR PATROL GROUND CREW WITH AIRCRAFT MANEUVERS.

## 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 CHI86LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA030), Nov 17, 1985: Cessna 172L (N9896G), Coldwater, OH, destroyed

## Other reports on N9896G (1)

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

- [Incident 19850727038179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727038179I), Jul 27, 1985: Cessna 172N (N9896G), Delphos, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a log while taxiing. Damage to propeller and nose gear strut bracket.

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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