# Accident 19820604020609A: Cessna 172M, Alabaster, AL, June 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1982, 08:20 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2207° N, 86.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2207&lon=-86.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5443H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5443H-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820604020609A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO AREA OF RAIN, LOW CEILING,FOG AND THUNDERSTORMS. CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 ATL82FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA153), Jun 4, 1982: Cessna 172M (N5443H), Alabaster, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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