# Accident 19821026057839A: Cessna 172G, Mack, CO, October 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1982, 19:27 local time
- Place: Mack, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2191° N, 108.8710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2191&lon=-108.8710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5803R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5803R-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 156 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821026057839A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN83FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE02), Oct 27, 1982: Cessna 172G (N5803R), Mack, CO, destroyed, 1 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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