# Accident 19820828042389A: Cessna 172B, Kenosha, WI, August 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6204° N, 87.8300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6204&lon=-87.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8186X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 95 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828042389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED 300 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT CLAIMED NO ELEVATOR CONTROL. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE FOUND.

## 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 CHI82DA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA328), Aug 28, 1982: Cessna 172 (N8186X), Kenosha, WI, 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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