# Accident 19811009066359A: Cessna 172P, Orange, TX, October 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1981, 16:50 local time
- Place: Orange, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1235° N, 93.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1235&lon=-93.7545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52712, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52712-1984-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 831 total, 729 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009066359A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT CROSS-CONTROLLED STALLED AIRCRAFT WHILE CIRCLING AREA OF A PIPELINE DURING PIPELINE PATROL.

## 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 FTW82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA006), Oct 9, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52712), Orange, TX, destroyed, 1 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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