# Accident 19821010060412A: Cessna 172M, Gualala, CA, October 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1982, 17:55 local time
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Airport: Ocean Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8017° N, 123.5306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN RIDGE (E55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8017&lon=-123.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21950, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21950) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 15 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010060412A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N8465Y DURING TAKEOFF RUN. . HUMP IN MID FIELD PREVENTED PILOTS FROM SEEING OPPOSITE END.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8465Y, Piper PA28RT201T: [Accident 19821010060411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010060411A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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