# Accident 19820808035039A: Cessna 172M, Ardmore, OK, August 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1982, 16:35 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Lake Murray
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46172, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46172-1984-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,840 total, 160 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808035039A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON TAKEOFF. FULL LOAD, HOT DAY, LIGHT WIND AND A POSSIBLE MIDFIELD DEPARTURE PUT AIRCRAFT IN TREES.

## 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 FTW82FPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPJ19), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna 172M (N46172), Overbrook, OK, 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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