NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA82DA061
Registry · N1026M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172L
Year of manufacture
1970 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19700915
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A00F58
Registrant of record
STINAR GARY F
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
WHILE ENROUTE, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN AREA WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITY AND WITH AN ESTIMATED CEILING OF 300 FT. AFTER REVERSING COURSE, HE SAW A FOREST ROAD AND ELECTED TO LAND. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED CAUSING THE PLANE TO DRIFT RIGHT AND GO INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED, AND OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED AS THE PLANE TRAVELED BACKWARD TO A STOP. AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE PILOT ESTIMATED A CEILING OF 500 FT AND THE WIND GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1982_MIA82DA061.txt.
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