# Accident 19830508018009A: Cessna 172F, Escalante, UT, May 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Escalante, UT
- Airport: Escalante
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7691° N, 111.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7691&lon=-111.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5501R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5501R-1994-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 813 total, 682 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830508018009A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON TAKEOFF.GROSS LOAD AND DENSITY ALTITUDE NEGATED CLIMB. CRASHED.

## 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 DEN83LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA110), May 8, 1983: Cessna 172F (N5501R), Escalante, UT, 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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