# Incident 19820502025009I: Cessna 172N, Boston, MA, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 05:24 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5229D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5229D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 40 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502025009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW CROSS COUNTRY WITH LOW BATTERY. HAD RADIO TROUBLE, UNABLE TO ACTIVATE RUNWAY LIGHTS, DIVERTED TO LOGAN.

## Other reports on N5229D (1)

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

- [Incident 20260625007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260625007449I), Jun 25, 2026: Cessna 172N (N5229D), Gilson, IL, Minor damage. The intended flight was from kpdc to kmvn. Approximately one hour into the flight at 5000' the occupants heard a power loss. Carburator heat and mixture set to…

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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