# Accident 19821128062479A: Cessna 172K, Lowell, FL, November 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lowell, FL
- Airport: Lee Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3338° N, 82.1659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE FARMS (FL80), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3338&lon=-82.1659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79412, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 8 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821128062479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING, DURING GO-AROUND AIRCRAFT TAIL STRUCK TREETOPS AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA83LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA040), Nov 28, 1982: Cessna 172J (N79412), Lowell, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79412 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251217020309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251217020309I), Dec 17, 2025: Cessna 172K (N79412), Midway, AR, No damage. While climbing out after takeoff from runway 23 at kbpk (Midway, AR), the aircraft engine started misfiring and losing power. The pilot elected to perform an…

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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