# Accident 19811020068179A: Cessna 2105, Danville, IL, October 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1981, 01:40 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermilion Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1998° N, 87.5952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERMILION RGNL (DNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1998&lon=-87.5952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202QL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202QL-1993-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 421 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEV02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811020068179A

## Narrative

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

DRIVE PULLY CAME OFF GENERATOR ON NIGHT FLIGHT. UNDERSHOT RUNWAY ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NOSED OVER IN CORNFIELD.

## 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 CHI82FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEV02), Oct 20, 1981: Cessna 205 (N202QL), Danville, IL, 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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