# Accident 19820716035689A: Cessna 172P, Washington Isla, WI, July 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1982, 21:30 local time
- Place: Washington Isla, WI
- Airport: Washington Isle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3772° N, 86.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington Island, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3772&lon=-86.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64947, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64947-2013-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 37 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716035689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND BUT DID NOT TURN CARBURETOR HEAT OFF AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WIRES.

## 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 CHI82DA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA251), Jul 17, 1982: Cessna 172P (N64947), Washington Island, WI, 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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