# Incident 19851109071749I: Cessna 172N, Orlando, FL, November 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1985, 13:50 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851109071749I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO OUTCLIMB BUILDING CLOUDS. ATC ASSIST AFTER ENTERING CLOUDS. VECTORED TO VFR CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N63AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19811118082039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118082039I), Nov 18, 1981: Cessna 172N (N63AM), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Landed with burned out landing light. Missed taxiway and went onto grass, hitting hole and striking propeller.

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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