# Accident 19830614046699A: Cessna 172P, Latrobe, PA, June 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1983, 15:09 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmore Land
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3093° N, 79.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3093&lon=-79.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65615, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65615-2023-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830614046699A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE A WINDOW LEFT OPEN PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC83LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA140), Jun 14, 1983: Cessna 172P (N65615), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65615 (2)

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

- [Accident 20221102019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221102019479A), Nov 2, 2022: Cessna 172P (N65615), Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot statement: "On Wednesday morning, November 2nd 2022, [privacy data omitted] and I left charleston international to summerville airport in a Cessna 172…
- [Accident 20040727015529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040727015529A), Jul 27, 2004: Cessna 172P (N65615), Big Bear, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On final approach to L35'S taxiway (used as a temporary runway while the main runway was being resurfaced), the aircraft landed on the parallel service…

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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