# Accident 19810421018039A: Cessna 172H, Mason, MI, April 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1981, 20:15 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Bergon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5807° N, 84.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5807&lon=-84.4423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2673L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2673L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 48 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421018039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING NIGHT LANDINGS ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT MISSED RUNWAY AND LANDED IN SOFT FIELD FLIPPING INVERTED.

## 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 CHI81DEC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC22), Apr 21, 1981: Cessna 172H (N2673L), Mason, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2673L (2)

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

- [Incident 19930727036529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727036529I), Jul 27, 1993: Cessna 172H (N2673L), Shepherd, MI, Minor damage. Forward support bracket of right flap failed on approach. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19760527013169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527013169A), May 27, 1976: Cessna 172H (N2673L), Flushing, MI, 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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