# Accident 19820817070069A: Cessna 172N, Buckeye, AZ, August 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Holly
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3792° N, 112.5499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-112.5499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733QE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733QE-2017-05-31) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 21 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817070069A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF ON IMPACT WITH A DIRT MOUND ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING.SETTING SUN OBSCURED OBSTACLE

## 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 LAX82DA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA307), Aug 18, 1982: Cessna 172N (N733QE), Buckeye, AZ, 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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