# Accident 19830830048679A: Cessna 172F, Ebensburg, PA, August 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ebensburg, PA
- Airport: Ebensburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4792° N, 78.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4792&lon=-78.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8399U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 37 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830048679A

## Narrative

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

WEAK BRAKES ON LANDING. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS AND DITCH. BRAKES WERE PITTED AND RUSTED.

## 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 NYC83LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA231), Aug 30, 1983: Cessna 172F (N8399U), Ebensburg, PA, 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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