# Incident 19810627057229I: Cessna 172M, Beaver Springs, PA, June 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Beaver Springs, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7448° N, 77.2162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver Springs, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7448&lon=-77.2162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20679, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20679-2004-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 103 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/19810627057229I

## Narrative

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

ZA LANDED 250 NW AIRPORT. FOUND FUEL TANK SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.

## Other reports on N20679 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030625018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625018599A), Jun 25, 2003: Cessna 172M (N20679), Bristow, OK, Destroyed. (-23) According to the pilot/owner he was allowing the other rated pilot to execute a touch and go landing when the aircraft bounced on touch down. The owner…

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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