# Accident 19850727034389A: Cessna 152, Rockford, IL, July 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3503° N, 89.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3503&lon=-89.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67455 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727034389A

## Narrative

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

STUDENTS FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. LANDED IN A FIELD WHERE WINGTIP STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 CHI85LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA329), Jul 27, 1985: Cessna 152 (N67455), Rockford, IL, 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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