- Date
- July 19, 1985, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sykeston, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N739GACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850719032969A
- Case key
- 16726
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt said he made a normal landing on an aerial application airstrip. During the rollout the plt spotted an unmarked mail box. The plt said he swerved to avoid colliding with the mail box. The acft went off the side of the strip and into a field. The plt said he was not told that the obstruction had been installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739GA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270521
- Airframe hours
- 1,202
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Liechty Bros. Farms
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 8, 1985 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- Montpelier, ND
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 271 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.