# Accident 19830628037109A: Cessna 172N, Jaffrey, NH, June 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1983, 10:01 local time
- Place: Jaffrey, NH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8114° N, 72.0234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jaffrey, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8114&lon=-72.0234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738SF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830628037109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH LOW CEILINGS AND POOR VISIBILITY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

## 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 NYC83FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA160), Jun 28, 1983: Cessna 172N (N738SF), Jaffrey, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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