# Accident 19810811049109A: Cessna 172G, Beaumont, TX, August 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1343F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1343F-1990-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810811049109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND AFTER CARBURETOR HEAT APPLICATION.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY, FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 FTW81FRA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA35), Aug 11, 1981: Cessna 172 (N1343F), Beaumont, TX, 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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