- Date
- June 28, 1985, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Coleman, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3859RCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850628028579A
- Case key
- 13119
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed on a short x-country flt. Stated fuel aboard was 8 gls. Pilot diverted from drct flt and ran out of fuel after one hour airborne. Ld in farm field. Struck a post with resultant sub damage to airframe.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3859R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255359
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald R. Bekman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1985 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- Crivitz, WI
- Destination
- 6W15 · Oconto, WI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 172 total · 37 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRB, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.