# Accident 19810715041259A: Cessna 172L, Banner Elk, NC, July 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: Banner Elk, NC
- Airport: Beech Mountain
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1590° N, 81.8678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banner Elk, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1590&lon=-81.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7166Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7166Q-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 13 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715041259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED DURING GO AROUND.

## 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 ATL81FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA095), Jul 15, 1981: Cessna 172L (N7166Q), Banner Elk, NC, destroyed

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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