# Accident 19830409015339A: Cessna 172RG, Gainesville, FL, April 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1983, 20:20 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6491° N, 82.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6491&lon=-82.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6418V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6418V-1990-02-22) (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: 530 total, 500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830409015339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AT DARK NIGHT IN LOW CEILING, RAIN, AND FOG. NO WEATHER BRIEFING. DEMOLISHED ON IMPACT.

## 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 MIA83FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA113), Apr 10, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N6418V), Gainesville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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