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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Asheville, NC · June 15, 1982

Date
June 15, 1982 · 13:35 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6545K
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA164
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
990 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered a downdraft while flying into a narrow canyon. Unable to avoid rising terrain. Crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT WHILE FLYING INTO A NARROW CANYON. UNABLE TO AVOID RISING TERRAIN. CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.