# Accident 19831006053839A: Cessna 172P, Virginia City, NV, October 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1983, 07:45 local time
- Place: Virginia City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.3004° N, 119.6607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3004&lon=-119.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65966 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,885 total, 289 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006053839A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW DURING CIRCLING ON A PASSENGER PHOTO MISSION.AIRCRAFT STRUCK RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA004), Oct 6, 1983: Cessna 172P (N65966), Virginia City, NV, 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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