# Accident 19830809039749A: Cessna 172P, Albuquerque, NM, August 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1405° N, 106.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1405&lon=-106.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52456 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 700 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809039749A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TO UNSAFE ALTITUDE DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. THEN ALLOWED A TREE STRIKE ON GO AROUND.

## 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 FTW83LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA372), Aug 9, 1983: Cessna 172P (N52456), Albuquerque, NM, 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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