# Accident 19810325012269A: Cessna 172M, Kiowa, CO, March 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1981, 16:20 local time
- Place: Kiowa, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3436° N, 104.4581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kiowa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3436&lon=-104.4581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9826V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9826V-1983-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 23 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325012269A

## Narrative

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

REPORT INDICATES PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT WHILE ENGAGED IN PRACTICE FLOUR BOMB DROPPING.

## 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 DEN81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA024), Mar 25, 1981: Cessna 172M (N9826V), Kiowa, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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