# Accident 19811008065829A: Cessna 172P, Flat, TX, October 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1981, 22:46 local time
- Place: Flat, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3093° N, 97.6241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flat, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3093&lon=-97.6241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52070, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52070-1982-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,405 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008065829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND INSTRUMENT STUDENT ABOARD.

## 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 FTW82FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA004), Oct 8, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52070), Flat, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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