# Accident 19830508018249A: Cessna 172K, Huntington Beac, CA, May 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1133V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1133V-1998-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 3 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830508018249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING ON THIRD ATTEMPT.  AIRCRAFT FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED AND PROP TIPS CURLED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1133V (2)

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

- [Accident 19960626015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626015149A), Jun 26, 1996: Cessna R172K (N1133V), Oroville, CA, Substantial damage. Plane landed crosswind high speed off airport. Cause unknown. Pilot stressed and depressed.
- [Incident 19860902053759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860902053759I), Sep 2, 1986: Cessna R172K (N1133V), Seal Beach, CA. On top of overcast, 30 minutes fuel remaining. Pilot descended through clouds with ATC instructions. Safe landing.

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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