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NYC85LA233

1985-08-28 · WHEATLAND, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N9787U has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (UVIFY 810-00028), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACFT DEPARTED LEROY, NY, ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT TO ROCHESTER, NY. FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE FLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED NO USEABLE FUEL REMAINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA233.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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