# Accident 19810418017829A: Cessna 172M, Miamisburg, OH, April 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1981, 09:12 local time
- Place: Miamisburg, OH
- Airport: Dayton General
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6309° N, 84.2707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miamisburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6309&lon=-84.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5491H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5491H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,477 total, 726 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418017829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. MADE 180 TO LAND ON RAMP. STRUCK RAMP IN HIGH SINK RATE, BANKING TO AVOID HANGAR. ENGINE OK

## 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 CHI81FEG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG10), Apr 18, 1981: Cessna 172M (N5491H), Miamisburg, OH, 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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