# NTSB CHI85LA333: Cessna 172XP, N1254V, Int'L Falls, MN, August 10, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 10, 1985, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Int'L Falls, MN
- Coordinates: 48.5792, -93.399284 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5792&lon=-93.3993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA333
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13180/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA333

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,float assembly - disconnected (cause)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT VEERED HARD TO THE RT & COLLIDED WITH THE WATER DURING TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 45 MPH. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FLOAT FAILED AND ALLOWED THE LEFT FLOAT TO TURN RT AND GO UNDER THE RT FLOAT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1254V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1254V-1995-07-06), registration cancelled 1995-07-06, S/N R1722153 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172XP
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R1722153
- Airframe hours: 765
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-360-K 195 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Garith R. Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 1985, 137 hours before
- Destination: MSP, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Airport: 50Y, International

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 225 total, 137 in this make and model, 225 as pilot in command, 163 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: INL

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850810038449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810038449A), Aug 10, 1985: Cessna R172K, International F, MN, Substantial damage. Float gear mount broke on takeoff run. Allowed float to cross under aircraft. Aircraft sank. Had no spreader bars.

## Other investigations on N1254V (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 DEN81FTC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC13), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172XP (N1254V), Moorcroft, WY, substantial damage

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.

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