# Accident 19821023054929A: Cessna 172P, Dillon, MT, October 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1982, 07:40 local time
- Place: Dillon, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2181° N, 112.6345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillon, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2181&lon=-112.6345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,499 total, 821 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821023054929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA DURING GAME SPOTTING FLIGHT. OTHER PILOTS REPORTING HIGH WINDS.

## 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 DEN83FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTI02), Oct 23, 1982: Cessna 172P (N4AM), Dillon, MI, 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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