# Accident 19850921059589A: Cessna 182A, Vancouver, WA, September 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6207° N, 122.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6207&lon=-122.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4774D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4774D-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921059589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT DID NOT KNOW UNUSABLE FUEL QUANTITY OR CHECK NOTAMS

## 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 SEA85LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA220), Sep 22, 1985: Cessna 182A (N4774D), Vancouver, WA, 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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