# Accident 19850628028579A: Cessna 172H, Coleman, WI, June 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Coleman, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8903° N, 87.8607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8903&lon=-87.8607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3859R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3859R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 37 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850628028579A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POST DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 CHI85LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA264), Jun 28, 1985: Cessna 172H (N3859R), Coleman, WI, 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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