# Accident 19810423019429A: Cessna 172N, Wray, CO, April 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1981, 11:15 local time
- Place: Wray, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0799° N, 102.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wray, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0799&lon=-102.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4767E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4767E-2012-12-13) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 104 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTE29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423019429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP AND RPM LOSS. MISSING NUTS ON OIL FILTER LEAKED OIL

## 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 DEN82DTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTE29), Apr 23, 1981: Cessna 172N (N4767E), Wray, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4767E (1)

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

- [Accident 19861127067969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127067969A), Nov 27, 1986: Cessna 172N (N4767E), Raymond, IN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft struck the ground in night, IFR conditions. Suspect the inexperienced VFR pilot became disoriented.

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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