# Accident 19831002052809A: Cessna 172P, Eppingham, NH, October 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eppingham, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N66162, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66162-2000-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 78 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002052809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING EMERGENCY 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 NYC84LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA001), Oct 2, 1983: Cessna 172 (N66162), Eppingham, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66162 (4)

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

- [Accident 19990402002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990402002999A), Apr 2, 1999: Cessna 172P (N66162), Lawrence, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot was practicing touch and go landings when the acft landed, became airborne again, came back down hard on the nose gear and propeller, and…
- [Incident 19980430011009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980430011009I), Apr 30, 1998: Cessna 172P (N66162), Marthas Vineyar, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that she made a normal approach for landing and failed to flare properly. The aircraft impacted the runway on the nose tire bounced and…
- [Incident 19970711040669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711040669I), Jul 11, 1997: Cessna 172P (N66162), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was cleared to land runway 32 at Lawrence airport. Pilot landed long, went off the end of the runway through 100 feet of rough grass and down…
- [Incident 19910310029999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910310029999I), Mar 10, 1991: Cessna 172P (N66162), Lawrence, MA. Right brake failed during engine runup. Aircraft entered active runway. Right brake replaced.

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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