# Accident 19821127062519A: Cessna 172P, Maiden, NC, November 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1982, 20:04 local time
- Place: Maiden, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5697° N, 81.2004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5697&lon=-81.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53460, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53460-1984-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 32 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821127062519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS SCUD RUNNING UNDERNEATH CEILING, WEATHER DETERIORATED AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WOODED TERRAIN.

## 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 ATL83FKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKM01), Nov 27, 1982: Cessna 172P (N53460), Near Maider, NC, 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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