# Accident 19820813042489A: Cessna 172, Strongsville, OH, August 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1982, 13:58 local time
- Place: Strongsville, OH
- Airport: Strongsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3128° N, 81.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strongsville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3128&lon=-81.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61775 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813042489A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI82DA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA306), Aug 13, 1982: Cessna 172 (N61775), Strongville, OH, 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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