# Accident 19850720032899A: Cessna 182, Forest City, IA, July 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1985, 14:02 local time
- Place: Forest City, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 43.2503° N, 93.6305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2503&lon=-93.6305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5699B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 230 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720032899A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER IN FIELD AFTER FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. FINE METAL PUT IN OIL BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON.

## 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 MKC85LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA163), Jul 20, 1985: Cessna 182 (N5699B), Forest City, IA, 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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