# Accident 19820425011439A: Cessna 172E, Society Hill, SC, April 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Society Hill, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5099° N, 79.8535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Society Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5099&lon=-79.8535&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3971S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,546 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425011439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES WHILE LANDING ON OLD RAILROAD BED. ENGINE OPERATES NORMAL. NO FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 ATL82DA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA114), Apr 25, 1982: Cessna 172E (N3971S), Society Hill, SC, 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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