# Incident 19851122066929I: Cessna 172M, Oakhill, WV, November 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Oakhill, WV
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9722° N, 81.1577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Hill, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-81.1577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6920H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6920H-2010-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851122066929I

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED THROUGH OVERCAST AND LANDED ON ROAD AFTER ELECTRICAL FAILURE.FOUND DEFECTIVE MASTER SWITCH WITH ARCING.

## Other reports on N6920H (1)

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

- [Incident 19780220007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220007519I), Feb 20, 1978: Cessna 172 (N6920H), Temple, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost control while taxiing in a crosswind situation.

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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