# Accident 19810405016409A: Cessna 172, Marion, IN, April 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Marion, IN
- Airport: Marion Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4899° N, 85.6797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4899&lon=-85.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4104F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4104F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 25 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405016409A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED IN SOFT GROUND.

## 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 CHI81FEX13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX13), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 172 (N4104F), Marion, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4104F (2)

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

- [Accident 19760209002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760209002219A), Feb 9, 1976: Cessna 172 (N4104F), Kokomo, IN, Substantial damage. Nose and r MN gr ldg gr collapsed.
- [Accident 19740612018709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740612018709A), Jun 12, 1974: Cessna 172 (N4104F), Greentown, IN, 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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