# Accident 19810113001929A: Cessna 172K, Dothan, AL, January 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1981, 17:20 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Wheelless
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2269° N, 85.4891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Wheelless Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2269&lon=-85.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78803-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,082 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810113001929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE.

## 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 ATL81DKJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ06), Jan 13, 1981: Cessna 172 (N78803), Dothan, AL, 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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