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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Muncie, IN · September 4, 1981

Date
September 4, 1981 · 21:05 local
Place
Muncie, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N733XF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA098
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,505 total600 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine lost power slowly then quit en route at night. Crash-landed. Engine operated normally after accident.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER SLOWLY THEN QUIT EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. CRASH-LANDED. ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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