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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Irwin, PA · April 7, 1981

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Date: April 7, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place: Irwin, PA
Airport: Inter-Co
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5781T
Reported as: Cessna 172E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total30 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N5781TRegistered now · Cessna 172ES/N 17251681 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 172E Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airplane stalled on level-off. Hard landing buckled fuselage. Gusty surface winds.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE STALLED ON LEVEL-OFF. HARD LANDING BUCKLED FUSELAGE. GUSTY SURFACE WINDS.