# Incident 19810421028039I: Cessna 172I, Brunswick, GA, April 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1981, 14:26 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Jekyll Island
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0745° N, 81.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JEKYLL ISLAND (09J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0745&lon=-81.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35743-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 375 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421028039I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ON VOR APPROACH LANDED ON WRONG AIRPORT. SHORT OF APPROACH PATH DUE TO PASSENGER DISTURBANCE AND LOW FUEL.

## Other reports on N35743 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780220007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220007449I), Feb 20, 1978: Cessna 172 (N35743), College Park, MD, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing. Snow and slush had frozen in the main wheel fairings.

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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