# Accident 19820207003569A: Cessna 172N, Wrightstown, NJ, February 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1982, 12:45 local time
- Place: Wrightstown, NJ
- Airport: Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0256° N, 74.6319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0256&lon=-74.6319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738QM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738QM) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 21 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820207003569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD FOUR PASSENGERS IN 4 SEAT AIRPLANE. CRASH OCCURRED DURING LANDING IN CROSSWIND CONDTIONS.

## 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 NYC82DA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA031), Feb 7, 1982: Cessna 172N (N738QM), Wrightstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N738QM (1)

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

- [Accident 20030410003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030410003969A), Apr 10, 2003: Cessna 172N (N738QM), Foxworth, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot said he landed at Private strip doing approx 55-60 KTS and at about the mid point of the 2400 foot of the runway the acft. Accelerated to approx.…

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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