# Accident 19820310003749A: Cessna 172N, Heavener, OK, March 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Heavener, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8905° N, 94.5992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8905&lon=-94.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739MG-1984-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 19 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310003749A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN WHILE EN ROUTE VFR. FAILED TO CHECK WEATHER AND MAINTAIN VFR.

## 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 FTW82FPM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM11), Mar 10, 1982: Cessna 172 (N739MG), Heavener, OK, destroyed, 2 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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