# Accident 19830411015439A: Cessna 172H, West Jefferson, OH, April 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: West Jefferson, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9405° N, 83.2995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9405&lon=-83.2995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1705F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1705F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 207 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830411015439A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED INTO A FENCE WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE STRIP IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA165), Apr 11, 1983: Cessna 172 (N1705F), West Jefferson, OH, 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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