# Accident 19820315004039A: Cessna 172M, Canastota, NY, March 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Canastota, NY
- Airport: Canastota
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0796° N, 75.7490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0796&lon=-75.7490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9243H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9243H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 553 total, 553 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820315004039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING BUZZING. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT TO LAND AND AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.

## 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 NYC82DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA054), Mar 15, 1982: Cessna 172 (N9243H), Canastota, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9243H (1)

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

- [Accident 19800725030679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725030679A), Jul 25, 1980: Cessna 172M (N9243H), Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. Bounced on crosswind landing. Lost control & veered off downwind side of runway. Struck trees.

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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