Event CHI85LA112

1985-02-16 PONTIAC, Michigan, United States Airport · PTK None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N6312R

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX 8

Year of manufacture

1990

Engine

NONE NONE

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19901129

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A84421

Registrant of record

OLD WORLD BALLOONERY LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6312R Cessna 172RG None

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA112.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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