# Accident 19810421018059A: Cessna 172N, Gorst, WA, April 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1981, 01:20 local time
- Place: Gorst, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5245° N, 122.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gorst, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5245&lon=-122.7043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5411E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5411E-2015-05-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 12 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421018059A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TV TOWER GUIDE WIRES ON MOUNTAIN-TOP. DARK,OVERCAST, RAINY, NIGHT. VFR NOT ADVISED. LICENSED DAY VFR ONLY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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