# Accident 19820108000589A: Cessna 172M, New Port Richey, FL, January 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1982, 01:02 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: West Pasco
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1601° N, 84.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1601&lon=-84.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80264, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80264-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FLD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108000589A

## Narrative

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

DURING MANEUVERING FOR LANDING AT LOW ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT HIT POWELINE, CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 MIA82FLD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD14), Jan 8, 1982: Cessna 172M (N80264), Odessa, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N80264 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791114055999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114055999I), Nov 14, 1979: Cessna 172M (N80264), Beaufort, NC, Minor damage. During takeoff roll on unlighted strip, taxi and landing lights failed. Aircraft veered into ditch, nosed over.

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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