# Incident 19810520040129I: Cessna 172B, North Little Ro, AR, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 08:40 local time
- Place: North Little Ro, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7695° N, 92.2671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7695&lon=-92.2671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8852U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8852U-2005-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 80 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/19810520040129I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS LEFT BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OFF AN EMBANKMENT NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8852U (1)

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

- [Accident 19851108061289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108061289A), Nov 8, 1985: Cessna 172F (N8852U), Hazelhurst, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit after briefly applyng carburetor heat. Struck trees during landing in a field. Carburetor ice factor.

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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