# Accident 19821226066749A: Cessna 172M, Portales, TX, December 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Portales, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1790° N, 103.3400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1790&lon=-103.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20EB-1994-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 50 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821226066749A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY WHILE ON FINAL. AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN MID AIR AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW83LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA068), Dec 27, 1982: Cessna 172M (N20EB), Portales, NM, substantial damage

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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