# NTSB FTW86FRD02: Cessna 172P, N52995, Monroe, LA, November 8, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1985, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Coordinates: 32.509445, -92.08052 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5094&lon=-92.0805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86FRD02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21952/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRD02

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - accessory drive assy,drive gear - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft

## Analysis

ON NOVEMBER 7, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 CDT, CESSNA 172P, REGISTRATION NO. N52995, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION AT 5,500 FEET, WHEN LYCOMING ENGINE MODEL O-260-D2J, SERIAL NO. L-10724-39A, LOST POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE EAST BOUND LANES OF I-20, BUT DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE MEDIAN OF I-20, 15 MILES WEST OF MONROE, LOUISIANA. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, RIGHT GEAR, NOSE GEAR, VERTICAL STAB AND BOTH WINGS. MR STEWART WAS NOT INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52995](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52995-1991-03-26), registration cancelled 1991-03-26, S/N 17274655 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274655
- Airframe hours: 2341
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Cathron Aviation
- Registered owner: Truman Blankenship
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 31, 1985, 35 hours before
- Departed: F54, ARLINGTON, TX
- Destination: THOMASVILLE, GA
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 134 total, 100 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MLU, 15 nm away

## 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 19851108058019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108058019A), Nov 8, 1985: Cessna 172P, Monroe, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failure at cruise. Landed on interstate median and flipped over. Stepped dowell failed in accessory section.

## Other investigations on N52995 (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 ATL87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA130), Apr 29, 1987: Cessna 172P (N52995), Kennesaw, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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