# Accident 19830930074879A: Cessna 172M, Little Rock, AR, September 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7503° N, 92.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7503&lon=-92.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9865Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,253 total, 62 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA447) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930074879A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 FTW83LA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA447), Oct 1, 1983: Cessna 172M (N9865Q), Little Rock, AR, 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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