19810810048429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Daviston, AL · August 10, 1981

Date
August 10, 1981 · 13:45 local
Place
Daviston, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5697E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81DKJ29
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
212 total153 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered low ceiling and visibility near thunderstorm. Crashed making precautionary landing in terraced field.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY NEAR THUNDERSTORM. CRASHED MAKING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN TERRACED FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.