# Incident 19851004071309I: Cessna 172M, Valparaiso, IN, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 18:47 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4798° N, 87.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4798&lon=-87.0523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 22 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004071309I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON AN ACCESS ROAD WHEN WEATHER BEGAN TO DETERIORATE WITH DARKNESS APPROACHING. NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N64448 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000502023119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000502023119I), May 2, 2000: Cessna 172M (N64448), Springfield, IL. (-23)[privacy data omitted]

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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