# Accident 19820728035459A: Cessna 172N, Laurinburg, NC, July 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Laurinburg, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7621° N, 79.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurinburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7621&lon=-79.4774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733JU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733JU-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 968 total, 450 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728035459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON SHORT CROSSCOUNTRY AND ATEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHICH ENDED IN CRASH.

## 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 ATL82DA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA217), Jul 28, 1982: Cessna 172 (N733JU), Laurinburg, NC, substantial damage

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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