# Accident 19820223017489A: Cessna 172, Kingfisher, OK, February 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1982, 14:10 local time
- Place: Kingfisher, OK
- Airport: Kingfisher
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8396° N, 97.9297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8396&lon=-97.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7178A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178A-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 81 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820223017489A

## Narrative

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

MISREAD WIND SOCK. LANDED DOWNWIND. FAILED NOSE GEAR WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKING. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW82DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA068), Feb 23, 1982: Cessna 172 (N7178A), Kingfisher, OK, substantial damage

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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