# Accident 19850323075959A: Cessna 182Q, Fairfield, PA, March 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7890° N, 77.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7890&lon=-77.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97700, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 842 total, 750 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850323075959A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND VACUUM PUMP FAILURE EN ROUTE.  LANDED ON UPSLOPING FIELD AFTER ATC DESCENT AID.

## 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 NYC85LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA086), Mar 23, 1985: Cessna 182 (N97700), Fairfield, PA, substantial damage

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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