# Accident 19830506018079A: Cessna 172, Evansville, IN, May 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1983, 13:22 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Dress Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0293° N, 87.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0293&lon=-87.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8084B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8084B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 16 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830506018079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BALLOONED DURING LANDING AND PILOT FAILED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO SALVAGE LANDING.

## 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 CHI83LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA203), May 6, 1983: Cessna 172 (N8084B), Evansville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8084B (1)

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

- [Incident 20191203022529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191203022529I), Dec 3, 2019: Cessna 177RG (N8084B), Decatur, TX, Minor damage. On December 03, 2019, the pilot of Cessna 172RG N8084B departed kftw to practice flight maneuvers. The pilot went to klud and performed multiple landings (2…

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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