# Accident 19830803041389A: Cessna 172M, Friday Harbor, WA, August 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5299° N, 123.0594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5299&lon=-123.0594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80076, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80076-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 91 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803041389A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY ON APPROACH THEN ELECTED TO GO AROUND OFFSIDE OF RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED.

## 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 SEA83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA163), Aug 3, 1983: Cessna 172M (N80076), Friday Harbor, WA, 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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