19851003069849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · London, KY · October 3, 1985

Date
October 3, 1985 · 18:08 local
Place
London, KY
Airport
Corbin Magee
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20273
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LLQ01
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
562 total15 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR pilot was being vectored to IFR airport when engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Crash landed.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT WAS BEING VECTORED TO IFR AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CRASH LANDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.