# Accident 19821231066039A: Cessna 172RG, Sedona, AZ, December 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1982, 20:05 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9391° N, 111.9390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9391&lon=-111.9390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5262U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5262U-1983-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231066039A

## Narrative

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

PITOT STATIC TUBE STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION. PILOT ALLOWED HIGH SINK RATE ON NIGHT LANDING. CRASHED SHORT 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 LAX83LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA063), Jan 1, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N5262U), Sedona, AZ, destroyed

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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