# Accident 19810809048439A: Cessna 172M, Oxford, IA, August 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Oxford, IA
- Airport: Greencastle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7580° N, 91.7210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREEN CASTLE (IA24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7580&lon=-91.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20029, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20029) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 34 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048439A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON HIGH LEVEL OFF FOR LANDING. IMPACT ON RUNWAY SEVERED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 MKC81DCD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD30), Aug 9, 1981: Cessna 172M (N20029), Oxford, 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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