# Accident 19850605023649A: Cessna 175B, Lancaster, OH, June 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1985, 22:20 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7192° N, 82.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7192&lon=-82.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8243T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8243T-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: CONT GO300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 105 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850605023649A

## Narrative

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

OVER RAN END OF UNLIT TAXIWAY AT NIGHT. SLID INTO DITCH TRYING TO TURN AROUND. END OF TAXIWAY AND DITCH NOT MARKED.

## 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 CHI85LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA225), Jun 6, 1985: Cessna 175B (N8243T), Lancaster, OH, 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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