# Accident 19850428015889A: Cessna 182, Pittstown, NJ, April 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5685B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5685B-1992-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428015889A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL LANDING AFTER  SKY DIVER FLIGHTS. LANDED SHORT. NOSED OVER SOFT FIELD. MISJUDGED FUEL BURN.

## 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 NYC85LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA113), Apr 28, 1985: Cessna 182 (N5685B), Pittstown, NJ, 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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