# Accident 19830809043619A: Cessna 172P, Jean, NV, August 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7500° N, 115.5290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7500&lon=-115.5290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52023, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52023-1984-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809043619A

## Narrative

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

OVERROTATED ON A PRACTICE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. DISTRACTED BY TAIL DRAGGING GROUND. LOST CONTROL AND HIT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX83LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA380), Aug 10, 1983: Cessna 172P (N52023), Jean, NV, 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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