# Accident 19830404013099A: Cessna 172F, Spartanburg, SC, April 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1983, 21:50 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9295° N, 82.0093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9295&lon=-82.0093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8253U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253U-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 8 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830404013099A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A UTILITY WIRE. STALLED AND CRASHED ON A LOW ALTITUDE GO AROUND. ENGINE HAD STOPPED ON IMPACT WITH WIRE.

## 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 ATL83FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA150), Apr 5, 1983: Cessna 172 (N8253U), Spartanburg, SC, 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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