# Accident 19810905055869A: Cessna 172F, Loyalsockville, PA, September 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Loyalsockville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3209° N, 76.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loyalsockville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3209&lon=-76.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8766U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 672 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055869A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN ON LOW-LEVEL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC81FGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT11), Sep 5, 1981: Cessna 172F (N8766U), Loyalsockville, PA, destroyed

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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