# Accident 19820911048649A: Cessna 172K, Vinalhaven, ME, September 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1982, 19:20 local time
- Place: Vinalhaven, ME
- Airport: Fuller Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0481° N, 68.8317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinalhaven, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0481&lon=-68.8317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84220, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84220-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 141 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911048649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE BROKE NEAR CARBURETOR.

## 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 NYC82DA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA225), Sep 11, 1982: Cessna 172K (N84220), Vinalhaven, ME, 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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