# Incident 19851019062339I: Cessna 182C, Connell, WA, October 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1985, 19:15 local time
- Place: Connell, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6605° N, 118.8406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connell, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6605&lon=-118.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8749T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8749T-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 706 total, 450 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019062339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DISTINGUISH RUNWAY AT NIGHT. LANDED IN FIELD WITH DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, COWLING AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N8749T (1)

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

- [Accident 20191111021009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191111021009A), Nov 11, 2019: Cessna 182C (N8749T), Metaline Falls, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Family reported pilot overdue return to colville Washington 5 days later pilot body was found in sullivan lake east of colville. Extensive search by search and…

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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