# Accident 19820129002209A: Cessna 172N, Greensburg, KS, January 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1982, 07:50 local time
- Place: Greensburg, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6005° N, 99.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6005&lon=-99.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1589E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1589E-1985-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129002209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC82FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA023), Jan 29, 1982: Cessna 172N (N1589E), 5m E. Greensbur, KS, 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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