# Accident 19810517026069A: Cessna 172D, Canandaiqua, NY, May 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1981, 10:47 local time
- Place: Canandaiqua, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2503U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2503U-1995-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 192 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026069A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART FRESH-MOWED, WET, GRASS STRIP. STRUCK A FENCE OFF END OF RUNWAY. THICK GRASS SLOWED ACCELERATION.

## 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 NYC81FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA049), May 17, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2503U), Canandaigua, NY, 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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