# Accident 19851128077439A: Cessna 172K, Bloomsburg, PA, November 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Bloomsburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0000° N, 76.4504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0000&lon=-76.4504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7506G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7506G-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 314 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851128077439A

## Narrative

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

ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FAILED INFLIGHT. AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED.

## 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 NYC86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA043), Nov 28, 1985: Cessna 172K (N7506G), Bloomsburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7506G (1)

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

- [Incident 19850907055319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907055319I), Sep 7, 1985: Cessna 172K (N7506G), Conneaut Lake, PA, 1 fatal. Spinning action malfunction of main chute developed. Reserve chute did not open and was out of date.

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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