# Accident 19811004065019A: Cessna 172M, North Reading, MA, October 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: North Reading, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5751° N, 71.0787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Reading, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5751&lon=-71.0787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73176-1982-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 201 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004065019A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 NYC82FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA01), Oct 4, 1981: Cessna 172 (N73176), North Reading, MA, 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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