# Accident 19830807039099A: Cessna 172F, El Paso, TX, August 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1983, 11:25 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8003° N, 106.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8003&lon=-106.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5259F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259F-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 7 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807039099A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT. CARTWHEELED AFTER GROUND IMPACT. WAS SLIGHTLY OVER GROSS. HOT DAY AND A LIGHT WIND ARE FACTORS

## 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 FTW83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA362), Aug 7, 1983: Cessna 172F (N5259F), El Paso, TX, destroyed, 3 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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