# Accident 19851209061209A: Cessna STC172, Missoula, MT, December 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1985, 11:25 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9003° N, 113.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9003&lon=-113.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64069, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64069) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 15 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851209061209A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ICE COVERED RUNWAY INTO SNOW AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN86LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA042), Dec 9, 1985: Cessna 172P (N64069), Missoula, MT, 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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