# Accident 19821031055879A: Cessna 172M, Quitman, GA, October 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Quitman, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7798° N, 83.6609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7798&lon=-83.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8977V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8977V-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,091 total, 0 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031055879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE ON LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION AND WIRE STRIKE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD.

## 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 ATL83FLA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLA01), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 172M (N8977V), 9nm Nw Quitman, GA, 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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