# Accident 19820523018619A: Cessna 172G, Lester, WA, May 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lester, WA
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2093° N, 121.4940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lester, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2093&lon=-121.4940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1320F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523018619A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED TAKEOFF PREFORMANCE, STALLED TRYING TO CLEAR TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA82DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA074), May 23, 1982: Cessna 172G (N1320F), Lester, WA, 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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