# Incident 19810202013939I: Cessna 172M, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, February 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1981, 11:36 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Harry S Truman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21956, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21956) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202013939I

## Narrative

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

MINOR STOLE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N21956 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820204006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820204006369I), Feb 4, 1982: Cessna 172M (N21956), St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Taxied behind heavy jet doing a runup. Blown up on wing tip and nose.

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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