# Accident 19820126003689A: Cessna 152, Essex, MO, January 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Essex, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8096° N, 89.8609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8096&lon=-89.8609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89772, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89772-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820126003689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BECAME LOST EN ROUTE NEAR DARK. ELECTED TO LAND IN A FARM FIELD, OVERSHOT, RAN INTO PLOWED AREA. OVERTURNED

## 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 MKC82DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA021), Jan 26, 1982: Cessna 152 (N89772), Essex, MO, substantial damage

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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