# Accident 19850427015679A: Cessna 172K, Sharpes, FL, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Sharpes, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4436° N, 80.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharpes, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4436&lon=-80.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46494, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46494-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 620 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427015679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AND AFTER DROPPING BANNER, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN SANDY FIELD. FUEL VENTING PROBLEM.

## 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 MIA85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA158), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172K (N46494), Sharpes, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46494 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780629019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629019049A), Jun 29, 1978: Cessna 172K (N46494), Aulander, NC, Substantial damage. Plt seat slid aft on tracks drg tkof run. Plt unable to reach pedaeat track stop mislocated.
- [Accident 19740918031479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740918031479A), Sep 18, 1974: Cessna 172K (N46494), Indian Trail, NC, Substantial damage. Telephone and power lines,ip atmtd go under wires. Hit telephone line blo wires.

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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