# Accident 19851220065139A: Cessna 172M, Andalusia, AL, December 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Andalusia, AL
- Airport: Opp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2891° N, 86.2501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2891&lon=-86.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N509R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509R-2013-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220065139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITH NON PILOT AT CONTROLS. ENGINE STARTED,AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE AND NOSED INTO A DITCH.

## 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 ATL86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA045), Dec 20, 1985: Cessna C-172M (N509R), Andalusia, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N509R (2)

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

- [Incident 20120929022869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120929022869I), Sep 29, 2012: Cessna 172M (N509R), Fort Stockton, TX, Minor damage. On September 29, 2012 at approximately 12:40 CDT, N509R a Cessna 172, impacted the runway at Fort Stockton-pecos county airport (kfst) located in Fort…
- [Accident 20020115000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020115000329A), Jan 15, 2002: Cessna 172M (N509R), Iraan, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 15, 2002, at 1450 CST, Cessna 172M, N509R, sustained substantial damage after over-shooting runway 32 while landing at the airport in Iraan,…

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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