# Accident 19820123001749A: Cessna 172, Lapine, OR, January 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1982, 18:20 local time
- Place: Lapine, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6907° N, 121.4599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6907&lon=-121.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8172B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8172B-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 51 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FYK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYK07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001749A

## Narrative

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

WAS ADVISED WEATHER MARGINAL. ENCOUNTERED SAME EN ROUTE. ELECTED TO LAND IN A FARM FIELD. HIT POWER LINES IN DARK.

## 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 SEA82FYK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYK07), Jan 24, 1982: Cessna 172 (N8172B), Lapine, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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