# Accident 19820320004889A: Cessna 172N, Francisco, NC, March 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1982, 01:00 local time
- Place: Francisco, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4693° N, 80.3492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4693&lon=-80.3492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738QS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738QS-1982-12-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 317 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820320004889A

## Narrative

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

FATIGUED VFR PILOT FLEW INTO ADVERSE WEATHER EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL. FORECAST WAS MVFR TO IFR.

## 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 ATL82FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA080), Mar 20, 1982: Cessna 172N (N738QS), Francisco, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N738QS (1)

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

- [Accident 19780109000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780109000029A), Jan 9, 1978: Cessna 172D (N738QS), Landsdale, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 39KTS.

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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