# Accident 19810907059369A: Cessna 152, Wichita Falls, TX, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 19:52 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8606° N, 98.4904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN (CWC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8606&lon=-98.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67787, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907059369A

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY FAULTY RADIO, LANDED DOWNWIND. SAW OPPOSING TRAFFIC, VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 FTW81DPD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD39), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna 152 (N67787), Wichita Falls, 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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