# Accident 19830612024989A: Cessna 172N, Yerington, NV, June 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8706° N, 119.1393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8706&lon=-119.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739BD-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612024989A

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD. ALCOHOL, DRUGS IN AIRCAFT. PILOT IRRATIONAL, RESISTED ARREST.

## 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 LAX83LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA282), Jun 12, 1983: Cessna 172 (N739BD), Yerrington, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739BD (1)

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

- [Incident 19790608015949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608015949I), Jun 8, 1979: Cessna 172N (N739BD), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff from unimproved strip, after nose tire blowout

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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