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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Greensburg, KS · January 29, 1982

Date
January 29, 1982 · 07:50 local
Place
Greensburg, KS
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1589E
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82FA023
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
76 total76 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR pilot proceeded into IMC, lost control while in fog at a low altitude. Flew into ground.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO IMC, LOST CONTROL WHILE IN FOG AT A LOW ALTITUDE. FLEW INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.