# Accident 19850721032809A: Cessna 120, Hart, MI, July 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1985, 21:00 local time
- Place: Hart, MI
- Airport: Oceana Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6897° N, 86.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6897&lon=-86.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2785N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2785N-2002-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 983 total, 58 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721032809A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF, RESTARTED ON OTHER TANK BUT ABORTED. LANDED, SWERVED OFF RUNWAY SIDE AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI85LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA306), Jul 22, 1985: Cessna 120 (N2785N), Hart, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2785N (1)

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

- [Incident 19990810029989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990810029989I), Aug 10, 1999: Cessna 120 (N2785N), Cadillac, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. David leland stated to me that he was flying to Wexford County Airport to take a check ride for his private pilot certificate. Upon landing on runway…

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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