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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Elko, NV · November 4, 1983

Date
November 4, 1983
Place
Elko, NV
Airport
Elko
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N739YL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA047
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
16,081 total0 in this make and model96 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wreckage indicates a possible low altitude stall. Purpose of flight was deer spotting. Density altitude 7000 feet.

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE INDICATES A POSSIBLE LOW ALTITUDE STALL. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS DEER SPOTTING. DENSITY ALTITUDE 7000 FEET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.