# Accident 19831104057879A: Cessna 172N, Elko, NV, November 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1983
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9500° N, 115.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9500&lon=-115.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739YL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,081 total, 0 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831104057879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA047), Nov 4, 1983: Cessna 172N (N739YL), Elko, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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