# Accident 19821008053129A: Cessna 172P, Gallatin, TN, October 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1982, 22:51 local time
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3884° N, 86.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallatin, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3884&lon=-86.4467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5313K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5313K-1984-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FKW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKW01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008053129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON DARK NIGHT IN DENSELY WOODED AREA. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND DURING INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ATL83FKW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKW01), Oct 9, 1982: Cessna 172P (N5313K), Gallatin, TN, 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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