# Accident 19820508014359A: Cessna 172N, Upper Lake, CA, May 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1982, 11:38 local time
- Place: Upper Lake, CA
- Airport: Gravelly Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2595° N, 122.9610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2595&lon=-122.9610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8313E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 32 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508014359A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND STALLED AFTER DRIFTING RIGHT OF RUNWAY ON APPROACH. UNSKILLED PILOT TOO LOW AND SLOW.GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 LAX82FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA164), May 8, 1982: Cessna 172 (N8313E), Upper Lake, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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