# Accident 19810401013259A: Cessna 172, Bellevue, IA, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 06:00 local time
- Place: Bellevue, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2596° N, 90.4311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2596&lon=-90.4311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12119-2005-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310A (registry code 2074204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,197 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013259A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT FAILED DURING TAKEOFF RUN IN ROUGH WATER. FLOATS MANUFACTURED BY FIBER FLOAT, MODEL 2400A.

## 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 CHI81DEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE25), Apr 1, 1981: Cessna 172 (N12119), Bellevue, IA, 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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