Cessna 172RG accident near East Liverpool, Ohio, December 3, 1985
On December 3, 1985 at about 4:00 pm local time, a Cessna 172RG, registered N6208V, was substantially damaged in an accident near East Liverpool, Ohio (Columbiana CO. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 3, 1985 · about 4:00 pm local time · cases in 1985
- Place
- East Liverpool, Ohio · Columbiana CO. · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG · all 172RGs on the register
- Registration
- N6208V · no longer on the register · serial 0591
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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 BRAKES FUNCTIONED ON THE SUBSEQUENT TAXI AND RETURN FLT TO HOME ARPT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 490 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 384 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,619 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 32 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-F1A6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Charleston Afb Aero Club
The flight
- Destination: GSO Greensboro NC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 21°F (-6°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:00 pm from AGC, 38 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6208V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N6208V: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk 20,691 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,676 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-F1A6 23 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Piedmont Triad International · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,884 since 1982 · 253 in the last ten years
- Ohio 8,531 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N6208V 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI86LA050.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.