# Accident 19830820043139A: Cessna 172, Falls Of Rough, KY, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 14:40 local time
- Place: Falls Of Rough, KY
- Airport: Rough River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5999° N, 86.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5999&lon=-86.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2882L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 60 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043139A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN. TEMPERATURE WAS 98 DEGREES.

## 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 ATL83LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA338), Aug 20, 1983: Cessna 172 (N2882L), Falls Of Rough, KY, 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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