# Accident 19820208004669A: Cessna 172M, Brownsville, KY, February 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1982, 17:54 local time
- Place: Brownsville, KY
- Airport: Meredith
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1948° N, 86.2651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1948&lon=-86.2651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13165, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13165-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208004669A

## Narrative

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

SPARKS, SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER DASH AFTER TAKEOFF. OVERSHOT RUNWAY RETURNING. BURNED. POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT.

## 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 ATL82DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA049), Feb 8, 1982: Cessna C-172 (N13165), Brownsville, KY, destroyed

## Other reports on N13165 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780917042829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917042829A), Sep 17, 1978: Cessna 172M (N13165), Lk Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19780408042829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408042829A), Apr 8, 1978: Cessna 152 (N13165), Chehalis, WA, 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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