# Accident 19851228066769A: Cessna 172RG, Las Vegas, NM, December 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1985, 07:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5906° N, 105.2195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5906&lon=-105.2195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4849V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4849V-1988-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 85 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228066769A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ATTAIN TAKEOFF SPEED, PILOT ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA055), Dec 28, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N4849V), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4849V (1)

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

- [Incident 19811006073329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811006073329I), Oct 6, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N4849V), La Farge, WI. Pilot made emergency landing due loss of power from bent push rod.

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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