# Accident 19820814041769A: Cessna 172N, Pine Springs, AZ, August 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pine Springs, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3598° N, 109.2399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3598&lon=-109.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5357J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5357J) (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: 52 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814041769A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK OPEN FIELD FOR AIRPORT THEN ELECTED TO TAKEOFF ON A ROAD. RAN OFF ROADWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX82DA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA303), Aug 14, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5357J), Pine Springs, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5357J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810930083869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810930083869I), Sep 30, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5357J), Litchfield, AZ. Pilot made precautionary landing when fuel gauges showed no fuel. Gauges found to be inaccurate.

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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