# Accident 19820313003719A: Cessna 172B, Lancaster, CA, March 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General William J
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7498X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7498X-1983-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 422 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313003719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. GUSTS EXCEEDED PILOT AND AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES.

## 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 LAX82FUQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ11), Mar 14, 1982: Cessna 172 (N7498X), Lancaster, CA, destroyed

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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