# Incident 19830320014779I: Cessna 172P, Jackson, GA, March 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2924° N, 83.9678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2924&lon=-83.9678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53655, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53655-2009-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 4 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830320014779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON A DRAG STRIP DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND RAIN. STRUCK A WOODEN SIGN.

## Other reports on N53655 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840318007409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318007409A), Mar 18, 1984: Cessna 172P (N53655), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Lost electric power. Wake turbulence caused a crash landing at nearby atl. Defective alternator relay and contactor

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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