# Accident 19851027054179A: Cessna 172F, Ft Walton Beach, FL, October 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1985, 15:10 local time
- Place: Ft Walton Beach, FL
- Airport: Eglin Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4203° N, 86.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4203&lon=-86.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5219F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,335 total, 120 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027054179A

## Narrative

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

FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED AFTER ENCOUNTERING UNFAVORABLE WINDS EN ROUTE.  STRUCK POWERLINES DURING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 MIA86LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA020), Oct 27, 1985: Cessna 172F (N5219F), Fort Walton Bch, FL, 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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