# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172RG, 1985 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB DEN86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA055.md): Cessna 172RG · Las Vegas, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1985 · N4849V · Substantial damage > According to the plt, he was attempting to depart from a pvt grass strip, which is located on a plateau at an elev of aprx 6,400 MSL. The grass strip, which is aprx 3,000 ft in length, has an upslope of about 10% for the first half and a downslope at about… - [NTSB NYC86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA046.md): Cessna 172RG · Mt. Lafayette, NH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1985 · N5281U · Substantial damage > The acft, while in cruise flt en route to lyndonville, VT, encountered a severed downdraft and the plt was unable to penetrate or climb out of the descent. The acft continued to descend until impact with a mountain occurred. The acft contacted the terrain at… - [NTSB CHI86LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA050.md): Cessna 172RG · East Liverpool, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1985 · N6208V · Substantial damage > According to the plt, he was unable to stop the acft at the end of the taxiway after he had taxied through water. The acft came to rest after sliding into a drainage ditch at the end of the taxiway. The plt continued the flt although the acft was damaged. The… - [NTSB FTW85LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA355.md): Cessna 172RG · Mineral Wells, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1985 · N6290R · Substantial damage > The main landing gear colapsed during a touch and go landing. The landing gear warning circuit breaker had popped, and the instructor pilot received no warning that the gear was not fully extended. - [NTSB MKC85LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA188.md): Cessna 172RG · Lee'S Summit, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1985 · N4772R · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the eng start & run-up were normal before he took off on a night currency & proficiency flt. After 2 normal takeoffs & full stops, he made a 3rd takeoff. He climbed to 1000 ft AGL on a x-wind leg, reduced power to 20' manifold pressure &… - [NTSB MIA85FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA227.md): Cessna 172RG · Cedar Key, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1985 · N6419R · Destroyed > The manager of the destination arpt said the plt had called earlier in the evening & had asked to be picked up at the arpt. The plt said that he would fly over the manager's house after he arrived. The manager heard the acft fly over from east to west.… - [NTSB DEN85LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA205.md): Cessna 172RG · Evanston, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1985 · N9455D · Destroyed > The plt lost direstional control of the acft while attempting to land in gusty x-wind conditions. The acft was destroyedwhen it impacted terrain in a 50 ft deep ravine. - [NTSB LAX85LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA271.md): Cessna 172RG · Upland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1985 · N6225R · Substantial damage > The plt stated that on the flt prior to the accident he felt a slight pull to the right as he applied brakes. On the next flt he touched down normally, lowered the nose and lightly applied brakes. The pull to the right was more severe this time. He applied… - [NTSB MKC85FCQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FCQ03.md): Cessna 172RG · Wichita, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 4, 1985 · N7190C · Minor damage > The acft collided with a cushman scooter during taxi. A witness stated that when the scooter driver 'looked up' I saw the acft taxiing, he made a hard rt turn which threw him off. The scooter driver and scooter were struck separately by the acft. The scooter… - [NTSB CHI85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA142.md): Cessna 172RG · Portland, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1985 · N9584B · Substantial damage > Upon landing the nose gear was down & locked, but both main gear collapsed. The plt was not certain if a down & locked indication was received before touchdown. During a gear retraction/extension test after the accident, the gear operated normally. Also, the… - [NTSB CHI85LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA112.md): Cessna 172RG · Pontiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1985 · N6312R · Substantial damage > The acft slid into a snowbank at the end of a lndg roll on an icy rwy with a x-wind. The plt said that he did not use brakes because of the icy condition of the rwy. The x-wind weathervaned the acft to the left and into the snow alongside the rwy. - [NTSB CHI85LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA105.md): Cessna 172RG · Lawrenceville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1985 · N6464R · Substantial damage > The private plt & his instructor were practicing instrument approaches. The instructor stated that the fuel gages were reading low & the VOR needle was oscillating, so they decided to make a straight-in landing. He stated that they lowered the gear & flaps,… - [NTSB LAX85LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA096.md): Cessna 172RG · Camarillo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1985 · N5194U · Substantial damage > The plt reported that upon landing a strong gust of wind caused the acft to deviate to the left. Application of the appropriate flight controls did not arrest the deviation. Brakes were applied but not in time to prevent the acft from exiting the rwy. The… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1985 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072438')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072438&year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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