# Accident 19810731046679A: Cessna 172N, Kalona, IA, July 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Kalona, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4874° N, 91.7018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4874&lon=-91.7018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8097L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8097L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 197 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731046679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. LANDED IN CORN FIELD. NOSED OVER. SPARK PLUGS WORN AND OILY.

## 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 MKC81DCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD28), Jul 31, 1981: Cessna 172 (N8097L), Kalona, IA, substantial damage

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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