# Accident 19810810048429A: Cessna 172N, Daviston, AL, August 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Daviston, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0568° N, 85.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daviston, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0568&lon=-85.6343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5697E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5697E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 153 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810048429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL81DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ29), Aug 10, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5697E), Daviston, AL, 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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