# Accident 19831126058899A: Cessna 172P, Jackson, MS, November 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1983, 01:40 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2594° N, 90.0890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2594&lon=-90.0890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64791, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64791) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 28 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831126058899A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENTLY PLACED FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF DURING NIGHT DESCENT TO DESTINATION AIRPORT. ELECTED TO DITCH IN A LAKE.

## 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 ATL84LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA051), Nov 26, 1983: Cessna 172P (N64791), Jackson, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64791 (1)

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

- [Incident 20220404004959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220404004959I), Apr 4, 2022: Cessna 172P (N64791), Daytona Beach, FL, No damage. 4APR22 at kdab, N64791 departed taxiway November into the grass, damaging a taxiway light. PIC stated aircraft did not have steering issues on previous flights…

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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