# Accident 19820512015471A: Cessna 172M, Sanford, ME, May 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1982, 16:15 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53442, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53442-1984-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,864 total, 202 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820512015471A

## Narrative

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

ON A STEEP STRAIGHT IN APPROACH COLLIDED WITH N81029 THAT HAD JUST TURNED A LOWER FINAL FROM A LEFT BASE LEG.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N81029, Piper PA28161: [Accident 19820512015472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820512015472A)

## 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 NYC82FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA091), May 12, 1982: Cessna 172P (N53442), Sanford, ME, 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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