# Accident 19921003042539A: Cessna 172, Olive Green, OH, October 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Olive Green, OH
- Airport: Zurik Stof Stol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 82.8090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-82.8090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3980F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3980F-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 77 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003042539A

## Narrative

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

SUN BLINDED ON FINAL,DRIFTED INTO A 70 FOOT AGL TREE OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA003), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna 172 (N3980F), Marengo, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DUE TO SUNGLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A TREE STRIKE ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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