# Accident 19830902059339A: Cessna 172H, Wolcott, IN, September 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1983, 15:05 local time
- Place: Wolcott, IN
- Airport: Community
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7492° N, 87.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7492&lon=-87.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2549L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2549L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902059339A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED LONG ON SHORT STRIP, WING COLLIDED WITH SHED AND THEN CONTINUED INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI83LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA417), Sep 2, 1983: Cessna 172H (N2549L), Wolcott, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2549L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19831114057589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831114057589A), Nov 14, 1983: Cessna 172H (N2549L), Kentland, IN, Substantial damage. Student with a passenger lost control landing in a crosswind. Nosed over off runway. Crosswing component exceeded.

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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