# Accident 19820714028939A: Cessna 172, Oxbow, OR, July 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1982, 20:49 local time
- Place: Oxbow, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.9896° N, 116.8704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9896&lon=-116.8704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8230U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8230U-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820714028939A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING SLOW,LOW ALTITUDE TURN OVER RIVER LANDING AREA. AIRCRAFT BURNED ON IMPACT. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 SEA82FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA111), Jul 15, 1982: Cessna 172F (N8230U), Oxbow, OR, destroyed, 4 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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