# Accident 19820220004699A: Cessna 172L, Gustine, CA, February 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1982, 20:21 local time
- Place: Gustine, CA
- Airport: Gustine
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1401° N, 121.0398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1401&lon=-121.0398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4307Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220004699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT POWERPOLE DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED AFTER CONTACTING 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 LAX82DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA082), Feb 21, 1982: Cessna 172L (N4307Q), Gustine, CA, 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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