# NTSB ATL83FKW01: Cessna 172P, N5313K, Gallatin, TN, October 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: October 8, 1982, 22:51 local (Oct 9, 1982, 03:51 UTC)
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Location: 36.3884° N, 86.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallatin, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3884&lon=-86.4467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FKW01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70803/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKW01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

CESSNA 172P, N5313K CRASHED INTO A DENSELY WOODED AREA DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE WERE KILLED BUT AN INFANT SON SURVIVED. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5313K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5313K-1984-11-21), registration cancelled 1984-11-21, S/N 17274059 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274059
- Airframe hours: 772
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Don D. Reger
- Registered owner: Don D. Reger
- Departed: GALLATIN, TN
- Destination: FAYETTEVILLE, TN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 152 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 162 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821008053129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008053129A), Oct 8, 1982: Cessna 172P, Gallatin, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed on dark night in densely wooded area. No mechanical problems found during investigation.

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.

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