# Accident 19810221004669A: Cessna 172N, Austin, TX, February 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Tims
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738TE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 4 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221004669A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING.  VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO HIGH GRASS. STRUCK EMBANKMENT.

## 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 FTW81FRG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG20), Feb 21, 1981: Cessna 172 (N738TE), Austin, TX, 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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