# Accident 19851222063489A: Cessna 172M, Brigham City, UT, December 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Brigham City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5109° N, 112.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5109&lon=-112.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64005, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64005-1986-08-25) (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: 60 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LTM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LTM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851222063489A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED THROUGH FOG AND HAZE LAYER INTO UNEXPECTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. IMPACTED SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 DEN86LTM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LTM01), Dec 22, 1985: Cessna 172 (N64005), Brigham City, UT, destroyed

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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