- Date
- October 27, 1985, 15:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Walton Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5219FCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851027054179A
- Case key
- 31541
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Analysis
The acft collided with power lines & crashed to the ground during a forced landing necessitated by an eng failure. The x-country flt had been in the air for 4 hrs and 35 mins. The acft's fuel capacity is 40 gals & the plt stated that fuel consumption was aprx 8 to 9 gals per hr. No appreciable amount of fuel was found in the acft fuel system after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5219F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1753246
- Airframe hours
- 7,605
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert E. Blake
- Registered owner
- U.S. Air Force
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 20, 1985 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- UOX · Oxford, MS
- Destination
- VPS · Eglin Afb, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,335 total · 120 in this make and model · 1,590 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 14 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VPS, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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