# Accident 19820829042161A: Cessna 172M, Fairfield, NJ, August 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1982, 09:20 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8998V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 7 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042161A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING SEPARATED AFTER COLLISION WITH 9121U DURING OVERHEAD ENTRY TO PATTERN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9121U, Cessna 150M: [Accident 19820829042162A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042162A)

## 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 NYC82FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA210), Aug 29, 1982: Cessna 172M (N8998V), Fairfield, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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