# Accident 19810604035129A: Cessna 172, Akron, OH, June 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1981, 12:23 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0814° N, 81.5190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0814&lon=-81.5190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6938A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6938A-1983-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,981 total, 300 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604035129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STRUCK ROCKS IN TALL GRASS ON EMERGENCY LANDING. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI81FEI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI20), Jun 4, 1981: Cessna 172 (N6938A), Akron, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6938A (1)

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

- [Incident 19790504025629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504025629I), May 4, 1979: Cessna 172 (N6938A), Northfield, OH, Minor damage. Student and instructor landed hard on nosewheel. Collapsed on subsequent landing.

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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