# Accident 19810614032349A: Cessna 172F, Statesboro, GA, June 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Davis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1117T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1117T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 78 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810614032349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN CORN-FIELD AND NOSED OVER. FOUND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL81FKG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG25), Jun 14, 1981: Cessna 172F (N1117T), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1117T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730311006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730311006509A), Mar 11, 1973: Cessna 172F (N1117T), Trenton, TX, Substantial damage. Eng malfunction with fuel boost pump on,selector on right or both. Lndd on rd both wings hit signs.

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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