# Accident 19830829048969A: Cessna 172E, Columbia Statio, OH, August 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1983, 21:00 local time
- Place: Columbia Statio, OH
- Airport: Columbia Station
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3131° N, 81.9468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia Station, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3131&lon=-81.9468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3540S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3540S-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829048969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY. EXPIRED STUDENT PERMIT. ISSUED UNDER A FICTICUOUS NAME. ODOR OF ALCOHOL.

## 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 CHI83LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA399), Aug 30, 1983: Cessna 172E (N3540S), Columbia Sta., OH, destroyed

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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