# Accident 19810818052309A: Cessna 172I, Danville, IL, August 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Danville-Vermilon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8416L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8416L-2012-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 120 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818052309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. IDLE SETTING ON ENGINE TOO LOW.

## 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 CHI81FEV33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV33), Aug 18, 1981: Cessna 172I (N8416L), Danville, IL, 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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