# Accident 19821023056369A: Cessna 172B, Homer, AK, October 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4003° N, 151.3205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4003&lon=-151.3205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6871X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6871X-1993-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 278 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821023056369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON SANDBAR WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT LOG AND FLIPPED INVERTED IN RIVER.

## 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 ANC83LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA006), Oct 23, 1982: Cessna 172 (N6871X), Near Homer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6871X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790919023869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919023869I), Sep 19, 1979: Cessna 172B (N6871X), Kustetan, AK, Minor damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from wet 600 foot strip, aborted, overran strip. Nosed up in mud.

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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