# Accident 19820815041749A: Cessna R172K, Drake, CO, August 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Drake, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4319° N, 105.3403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drake, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4319&lon=-105.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736JX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736JX-1985-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 4 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815041749A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE. NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE REVEALED.

## 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 DEN82DA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA162), Aug 15, 1982: Cessna 172XP (N736JX), 3 Miles Sw Of D, CO, 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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