# Accident 19810404014349A: Cessna 172N, Daytona Beach, FL, April 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1981, 17:55 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7602D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7602D-2013-09-30) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 654 total, 200 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810404014349A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA81DLA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA17), Apr 4, 1981: Cessna 172 (N7602D), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7602D (1)

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

- [Accident 19851006049139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006049139A), Oct 6, 1985: Cessna 172M (N7602D), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Nose pitched up when power was applied to stop high sink rate. Stalled, hit hard and collapsed the landing gear.

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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