# Accident 19810327012879A: Cessna 172P, Lake Charles, LA, March 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52710-1984-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 693 total, 364 in this make and model, 355 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810327012879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING SHARP TURN AND PULL-UP INTO STALL AND SPIN DURING PIPELINE PATROL.

## 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 FTW81FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA059), Mar 27, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52710), Lake Charles, LA, destroyed, 1 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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