# Accident 19820228001309A: Cessna 172L, Lake City, FL, February 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1982, 13:15 local time
- Place: Lake City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1892° N, 82.6398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1892&lon=-82.6398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1026M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1026M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 816 total, 698 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228001309A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. ELECTED TO LAND ON FOREST ROAD. LOST CONTROL, RAN INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA82DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA061), Feb 28, 1982: Cessna 172L (N1026M), Lake City, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1026M (1)

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

- [Accident 19750401007349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401007349A), Apr 1, 1975: Cessna 172L (N1026M), Calhoun, GA, Substantial damage. T/d abt 20-30FT bfr rwy.

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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