# Accident 19821024056489A: Cessna 172M, Lansing, IL, October 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1982, 22:15 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Lansing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5592° N, 87.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5592&lon=-87.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23388 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 28 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821024056489A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT NEAREST AIRPORT. HARD LANDING OCCURRED DUE TO VISIBILITY.

## 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 CHI83LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA025), Oct 25, 1982: Cessna 172 (N23388), Lansing, IL, substantial damage

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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