# Accident 19830622026529A: Cessna 172N, Gastonia, NC, June 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1983, 09:55 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2095° N, 81.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2095&lon=-81.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5284D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5284D) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 791 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830622026529A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON WET RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED. PILOT FAILED TO GO AROUND. SLID OFF END OF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 ATL83LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA236), Jun 22, 1983: Cessna 172 (N5284D), Gastonia, 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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