# Accident 19810218004589A: Cessna 172N, Addison, TX, February 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1213F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1213F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 77 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218004589A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STRUCK AN UNLIGHTED POWERPOLE WHILE TAXIING INTO AN AREA NOT INTENDED FOR USE.  DISORIENTED IN THE DARK.

## 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 FTW81DPA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA08), Feb 18, 1981: Cessna 172 (N1213F), Addison, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1213F (1)

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

- [Accident 20250805012279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250805012279A), Aug 5, 2025: Cessna 172N (N1213F), Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed from North Perry Airport (Florida) at 1201 to the practice area. Student conducted a 360 degree clearing turn at 1,800 ft then performed a…

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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