# Incident 19830701028099I: Cessna 172RG, Lynco, WV, July 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1983, 12:50 local time
- Place: Lynco, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6982° N, 81.6771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynco, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6982&lon=-81.6771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5261R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5261R-1988-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 18 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701028099I

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT RAN A TANK DRY. LANDED IN A FIELD AND HIT A DITCH. WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT. NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

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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