# Accident 19810416017929A: Cessna 172A, Maiden, NC, April 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Maiden, NC
- Airport: Laney
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5955° N, 81.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maiden, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5955&lon=-81.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7468T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7468T-1981-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,107 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416017929A

## Narrative

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

DOWN-DRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. STRUCK WIRES NEAR APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL81DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM08), Apr 16, 1981: Cessna 172A (N7468T), Maiden, NC, 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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