# Accident 19810619034199A: Cessna 172G, Martin, KY, June 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1981, 20:53 local time
- Place: Martin, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5668° N, 82.7603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martin, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5668&lon=-82.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3818L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3818L-1982-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 16 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619034199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING CROSS-COUNTRY WHEN NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ON ROUTE OF FLIGHT. FUEL TANK FOUND EMPTY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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