# Accident 19830326009789A: Cessna 172E, Healy, AK, March 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1983, 10:11 local time
- Place: Healy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6792° N, 150.0310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6792&lon=-150.0310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65104, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65104-1984-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,451 total, 30 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830326009789A

## Narrative

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

BROKEN VALVES CAUSED POWER LOSS. CYLINDER BOLTS LOOSE. FLEW TOO LOW FOR A  SAFER UPWIND LANDING. OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 ANC83FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA059), Mar 26, 1983: Cessna T-41B (R-172E) (N65104), Healy, AK, 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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