# Accident 19850922046799A: Cessna 182A, Troy, MT, September 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Troy, MT
- Airport: US Forest Service
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3206° N, 115.3598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3206&lon=-115.3598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5145D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5145D-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 330 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922046799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING ENTRY TO PATTERN. LANDED ON RAILROAD TRACKS. FUEL HAD FOUL ODOR AND WATER PRESENT.

## 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 DEN85LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA247), Sep 22, 1985: Cessna 182A (N5145D), Troy, MT, 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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