# Accident 19820527020959A: Cessna 172, Fresno, CA, May 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1982, 21:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Sky Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7796° N, 119.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7796&lon=-119.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5954A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5954A-1985-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,331 total, 218 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527020959A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHED LOW AND SLOW. INSTRUCTOR WAITED TOO LONG.TOOK OVER.BANKED STEEPLY TO AVOID HOUSES. HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX82DA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA197), May 28, 1982: Cessna 172 (N5954A), Fresno, CA, destroyed

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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