# Accident 19821201064259A: Cessna 177, Medina, OH, December 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1982, 17:25 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Freedom
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1292° N, 81.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1292&lon=-81.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29528, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29528-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 89 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201064259A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES NEAR DESTINATION AIRPORT IN LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. NO RECORD OF A WEATHER CHECK OR BRIEFING.

## 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 CHI83FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA050), Dec 1, 1982: Cessna 177 (N29528), Medina, OH, 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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