# Accident 19830608029542A: Cessna 172E, Mocksville, NC, June 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Twin Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8905° N, 80.5507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8905&lon=-80.5507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5722T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5722T-1985-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 396 total, 148 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608029542A

## Narrative

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

USED WRONG UNICOM FREQUENCY. CESSNA 150 N3452J, CUT PATTERN SHORT AND STRUCK THE TAIL OF HIS AICRAFT.BOTH ON FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3452J, Cessna 150G: [Accident 19830608029541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608029541A)

## 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 ATL83FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA224), Jun 8, 1983: Cessna 172 (N5722T), Mocksville, NC, 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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