# Accident 19810701037719A: Cessna 172P, Thief River Fal, MN, July 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1981, 12:10 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1112° N, 96.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thief River Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1112&lon=-96.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52565-1994-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,839 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701037719A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED ON A ROAD. PROP BLADE HAD SEPERATED FROM AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI81FER48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER48), Jul 1, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52565), Thief River Fa, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52565 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860617025459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860617025459A), Jun 17, 1986: Cessna 172P (N52565), Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. The engine lost power and the aircraft struck powerlines during landing. The number 3 pushrod failed.

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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