# Accident 19851226063749A: Cessna 172, Kings Mountain, NC, December 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kings Mountain, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2400° N, 81.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2400&lon=-81.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7300A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7300A-1989-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 279 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851226063749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AFTER 20 MINUTES EN ROUTE.  NOSED OVER IN OPEN FIELD. SUSPECT WATER OR ICE IN FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

## 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 ATL86LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA048), Dec 26, 1985: Cessna 172 (N7300A), Kings Mountain, NC, 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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