# Accident 19851204062789A: Cessna 172, East Moriches, NY, December 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1985, 12:45 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Spadaros
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8100° N, 72.7596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8100&lon=-72.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3530S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3530S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 7,100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851204062789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING DURING THE TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES, THEN THE GROUND DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 NYC86LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA047), Dec 4, 1985: Cessna 172 (N3530S), East Moriches, NY, substantial damage

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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