# Accident 19850316010839A: Aermer FALCOF8L, Gainesville, FL, March 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1985, 20:14 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Alachua Co Region
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6901° N, 82.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6901&lon=-82.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N545SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N545SF-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aronson David A FALCO F 8L (registry code 0566058, https://openairdocs.org/model/aronson-david-a-falco-f-8l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERMER FALCOF8L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850316010839A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE EXECUTING THIRD MISSED APPROACH. FUEL EXHAUSTION AND PILOT COMPETANCY WERE FACTORS.

## 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 MIA85FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA123), Mar 17, 1985: Aronson Falco F8L (N545SF), Gainesville, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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