19821231066039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Sedona, AZ · December 31, 1982

Date
December 31, 1982 · 20:05 local
Place
Sedona, AZ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5262U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA063
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360F1A6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
348 total40 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pitot static tube stuck in closed position. Pilot allowed high sink rate on night landing. Crashed short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PITOT STATIC TUBE STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION. PILOT ALLOWED HIGH SINK RATE ON NIGHT LANDING. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.