# Accident 19830618026369A: Cessna 172P, Pensacola, FL, June 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1983, 09:39 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3906° N, 87.3702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3906&lon=-87.3702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64079, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64079) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 5 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618026369A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A PINE TREE WHILE FLYING AT 30 FEET TO SHOW PASSENGERS SPEED SENSATION.  FLEW BACK TO BASE.

## 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 MIA83LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA161), Jun 18, 1983: Cessna 172P (N64079), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64079 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020404007699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020404007699A), Apr 4, 2002: Cessna 172P (N64079), Pensacola, FL, No damage. (-23) Pilot while attempting to land, lost control of aircraft and struck trees with left wing on the west side of the runway (36). Substantial damage to left…

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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