# Incident 19830731051349I: Cessna 172N, Livingston, MT, July 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1983, 21:42 local time
- Place: Livingston, MT
- Airport: Mission
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6994° N, 110.4480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MISSION FLD (LVM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6994&lon=-110.4480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4818D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4818D) (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: 86 total, 75 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731051349I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED BAD WEATHER EN ROUTE. ELECTED TO LAND. OVERSHOT FIRST APPROACH. FORGOT LANDING LIGHT. MADE HARD LANDING

## Other reports on N4818D (2)

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

- [Incident 19950130002449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950130002449I), Jan 30, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4818D), Del Rio, TX. Narrative: pilot reported that while cruising at 4500 MSL, the engine quit and he glided the aircraft on to the highway. Landed and parked the aircraft on the…
- [Accident 19831201061299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831201061299A), Dec 1, 1983: Cessna 172N (N4818D), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Pilot started engine for warm up while passenger was outside using a broom to clear snow. Prop hit passengers arm.

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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