# Accident 19830419015999A: Cessna 172N, Martinsdale, MT, April 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1983, 13:05 local time
- Place: Martinsdale, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4692° N, 110.5297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4692&lon=-110.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6322D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6322D-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,893 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830419015999A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TELEPHONE LINE ON TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD. REPORTED AS A TRAINING FLIGHT. NO DUAL GIVEN. POSSIBLE AIR TAXI.

## 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 DEN83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA100), Apr 19, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6322D), Martinsdale, MT, destroyed

## Other reports on N6322D (1)

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

- [Accident 19941112040719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941112040719A), Nov 12, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6322D), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Skidded off side of ice covered snow packed runway landing. Gusty crosswind a contributing factor.

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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