# Accident 19820207002889A: Cessna 172, Benton Harbor, MI, February 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1982, 14:15 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1091° N, 86.4407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1091&lon=-86.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9893J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9893J-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 13 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820207002889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ICE-COVERED RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED SNOW OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI82DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA041), Feb 7, 1982: Cessna 172 (N9893J), Benton Harbor, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9893J (1)

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

- [Incident 19930806039909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806039909I), Aug 6, 1993: Cessna 172N (N9893J), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft struck the last row of approach lights during approach to runway. Landed safely.

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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