# Accident 19810815049699A: Cessna 172N, Libby, MT, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Libby, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3864° N, 115.5564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Libby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3864&lon=-115.5564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738XH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738XH-1983-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815049699A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT TRIED TO CLIMB THRU FOG LAYER. STALLED BROKE OUT AND IMPACTED MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 DEN81FTI15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI15), Aug 15, 1981: Cessna 172N (N738XH), Libby, MT, 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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