# Accident 19850310047749A: Cessna 177, Wheatfield, NY, March 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wheatfield, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0974° N, 78.8831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Wheatfield, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0974&lon=-78.8831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30155, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30155-1991-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 18 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310047749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. LANDED IN FIELD. WINGS HIT TREES AND GROUND. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA079), Mar 10, 1985: Cessna 177 (N30155), Wheatfield, NY, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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