# Accident 19830219004619A: Cessna 172N, Durango, CO, February 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1983, 17:15 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: La Plata
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2698° N, 107.8801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2698&lon=-107.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5802J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802J-2018-01-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 29 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219004619A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND ON LANDING. STRUCK THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN ON ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN83LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA064), Feb 19, 1983: Cessna 172N (N5802J), Durango, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5802J (2)

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

- [Accident 20130317004709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130317004709A), Mar 17, 2013: Cessna 172N (N5802J), Gila Bend, AZ, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] (Pilot) was on a cross country solo flight, as a student pilot, with a planned route of ktuc-E63-P08-ktuc. He filed a flight plan and…
- [Incident 20040124000879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040124000879I), Jan 24, 2004: Cessna 172N (N5802J), Shiprock, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On January 24, 2004, at 1648 MST, a Cessna 172, N5802J, registered to durango air service, incorporated, collided with power lines on takeoff at the…

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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