# Accident 19830904046309A: Cessna 120, Panxsutawney, PA, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 15:35 local time
- Place: Panxsutawney, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9409° N, 78.9705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9409&lon=-78.9705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77321, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77321-2023-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 64 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904046309A

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AIRPORT FUEL EXHAUSTION RESULTED IN CRASH DURING EMEREGENCY LANDING.

## 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 NYC83LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA232), Sep 4, 1983: Cessna 120 (N77321), Punxsutawney, 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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