# Accident 19950527018069A: Cessna 172N, Weston, WV, May 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1995, 12:15 local time
- Place: Weston, WV
- Airport: Louis Bennett Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0394° N, 80.4590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0394&lon=-80.4590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5085G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5085G-1996-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 24 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527018069A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN GO AROUND AFTER TOUCHDOWN. STALLED DURING NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT. POSSIBLE OVER GROSS. DOWNWIND TURN. TOO SLOW.

## 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 NYC95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA122), May 27, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5085G), Weston, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground.

## Other reports on N5085G (1)

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

- [Accident 19920414009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414009999A), Apr 14, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5085G), Sidney, OH, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing roll. Collapsed nose gear and flipped over.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.