# Accident 19820517016339A: Cessna 172, Bakersfield, CA, May 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1982, 14:15 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 35.3249° N, 118.9960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAKERSFIELD MUNI (L45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3249&lon=-118.9960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6459D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6459D-2017-08-14) (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 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 111 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517016339A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT FOR SCHEDULED LANDING. WING STRUCK A BACKHOE WORKING NEAR TAXIWAY.

## 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 LAX82DA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA180), May 17, 1982: Cessna 172 (N6459D), Bakersfield, CA, 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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