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Accidents · NTSB ATL82DA215 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 172N accident near Somerset, Kentucky, July 25, 1982

On July 25, 1982 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Cessna 172N, registered N4670J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Somerset, Kentucky (Somerset-Pulaski airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 25, 1982 · about 4:30 pm local time · cases in 1982
Place
Somerset, Kentucky · Somerset-Pulaski · cases near this airport · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 172N · all 172Ns on the register
Registration
N4670J · no longer on the register · serial 17273661
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE STUDENT PIOT WAS ON A CONTROLLED CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. WHILE LANDING AT THE FIRST EN ROUTE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING THE LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Pilot

  • Certificate: student
  • Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: unk

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: TRI Tri-Cities TN at 11:30 am
  • Destination: Moultrie GA
  • Flight plan: VFR
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Sky: not recorded; clear
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1

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