# Accident 19831004052519A: Cessna 172P, Lancaster, OH, October 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7190° N, 82.5901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7190&lon=-82.5901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63425, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63425-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 699 total, 626 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831004052519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT TURNING BASE. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION.

## 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 CHI84LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA008), Oct 4, 1983: Cessna 172P (N63425), Lancaster, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63425 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990601015739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990601015739I), Jun 1, 1999: Cessna 172P (N63425), Owasso, OK. N63425 departed on IFR flight from isw (the forecast did not include any convective activity along route), refueled desmoines, IA, flew around weather, flight…

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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