# Accident 19810326012849A: Cessna 172N, Spencer, OH, March 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1981, 18:20 local time
- Place: Spencer, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0978° N, 82.1218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0978&lon=-82.1218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2437E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2437E-2014-09-23) (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: 465 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326012849A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO LAND DUE TO WORSENING WEATHER. OVER-SHOT A MILE SQUARE FIELD. SKIDDED THROUGH A FENCE INTO A TREE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2437E (1)

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

- [Accident 19930909041839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930909041839A), Sep 9, 1993: Cessna 172N (N2437E), N Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to stuck valve.

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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