# Accident 19820210003139A: Cessna 172K, Plymouth, MA, February 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84330, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84330) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 230 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820210003139A

## Narrative

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

CHANGING TANKS, INADVERTENTLY PLACED FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION IN PATTERN. STRUCK TREES LANDING ON A ROAD.

## 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 NYC82DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA032), Feb 10, 1982: Cessna 172K (N84330), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84330 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740721025069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721025069A), Jul 21, 1974: Cessna 172K (N84330), Jaffrey, NH, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Deplaned psgr on unlighted ramp with engine idling. Psgr walked fwd into prop.

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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