19821026057839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Mack, CO · October 26, 1982

Date
October 26, 1982 · 19:27 local
Place
Mack, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5803R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FTE02
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
168 total156 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed during radar vectors to airport. Pilot unable to maintain heading.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING RADAR VECTORS TO AIRPORT. PILOT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HEADING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.