# Accident 19820519016819A: Cessna 172P, Las Cruces, NM, May 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1982, 08:30 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2897° N, 106.7500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2897&lon=-106.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54488, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54488-2011-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519016819A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW82DA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA184), May 19, 1982: Cessna 172P (N54488), Las Cruces, NM, 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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