# Accident 19820913045729A: Cessna 172RG, Prospect, KY, September 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Prospect, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0104° N, 84.4796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0104&lon=-84.4796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5115U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5115U-1989-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 24 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913045729A

## Narrative

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

DURING IFR FLIGHT IN IMC PILOT LOST COMMUNICATIONS BECAUSE OF ALTERNATOR FAILURE.CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ATL82DA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA272), Sep 13, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N5115U), Prospect, KY, 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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