# Accident 19830513019399A: Cessna 172M, Ocean Way, FL, May 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1983, 17:05 local time
- Place: Ocean Way, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4892° N, 81.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4892&lon=-81.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71409, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71409) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 207 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830513019399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE MALFUNCTION BUT NOT SUBSTANTIATED.

## 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 MIA83LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA141), May 13, 1983: Cessna 172M (N71409), Ocean Way, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71409 (2)

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

- [Incident 20250206001889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250206001889I), Feb 6, 2025: Cessna 172M (N71409), Shiloh, NC, Minor damage. Airplane had a deer strike; it was nighttime the airplane was occupied by an instructor and an student. Airplane did not have any significant damage. The deer…
- [Accident 20040701023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040701023999A), Jul 1, 2004: Cessna 172M (N71409), Winston Salem, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The owner of the flight school and the Cessna 172 stated that the pilot, william p. wege, and another pilot, beth o'malley, were taxiing the aircraft to…

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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