# Accident 19810106000439A: Cessna 172, Fullerton, CA, January 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6763A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6763A-2014-11-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 89 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810106000439A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. CRASHED OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL.

## 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 LAX81FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA03), Jan 6, 1981: Cessna 172 (N6763A), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage

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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