# Accident 19821222064909A: Cessna 172N, Clanton, AL, December 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1982, 14:15 local time
- Place: Clanton, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8398° N, 86.6194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8398&lon=-86.6194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609CW-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821222064909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT AFTER ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL PUMP FAILURE.

## 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 ATL83FKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKJ01), Dec 22, 1982: Cessna 172N (N609CW), Clanton, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N609CW (1)

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

- [Accident 19791014030079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014030079A), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 172 (N609CW), Alexander City, AL, Destroyed. Aircraft was stolen, found the next day. Crashed short of runway. Uncertificated student pilot.

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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