# Accident 19830804039389A: Cessna 172N, Ames, IA, August 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0208° N, 93.6209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0208&lon=-93.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75552 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 323 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804039389A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON LAST 20 PERCENT OF RUNWAY.  RAN OFF END.  STRUCK A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 MKC83LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA178), Aug 4, 1983: Cessna 172 N (N75552), Ames, IA, 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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