# Accident 19810412015689A: Cessna 172N, Oakland, CA, April 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2364E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2364E-2012-08-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015689A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE FUEL ON "OFF" POSITION.

## 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 LAX81FVD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD18), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2364E), Oakland, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2364E (1)

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

- [Accident 20011008029619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011008029619A), Oct 8, 2001: Cessna 172N (N2364E), Colorado Spring, CO, No damage. (-23) On October 8, 2001, at approximately 1302 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N2364F, was substantially damaged when it landed hard on the runway at…

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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