# Accident 19820313006349A: Cessna 172N, Chamblee, GA, March 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1982, 14:08 local time
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9006° N, 84.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9006&lon=-84.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44ER-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313006349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ENTERING PATTERN. HAD TO LAND ON A FREEWAY. HIT POLE AND A FENCE. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 ATL82DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA068), Mar 13, 1982: Cessna 172N (N44ER), Chamblee, GA, 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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