# Accident 19820914046489A: Cessna R172K, Vernal, UT, September 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5504° N, 109.5704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5504&lon=-109.5704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758JM-1985-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 1 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820914046489A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE. CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE BUZZING AREA IN FOLLOW THE LEADER FASHION WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN82FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA193), Sep 14, 1982: Cessna R172K (N758JM), Vernal, UT, destroyed, 1 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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