# Incident 19811025080089I: Cessna 172M, Richmond, VA, October 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1981, 14:21 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8941V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8941V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811025080089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED CLOUDS AND COULD NOT RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS. GOT ATC TO VECTOR HIM TO BYRD. ONE PASSENGER IN SHOCK.

## Other reports on N8941V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860705050419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705050419I), Jul 5, 1986: Cessna 172M (N8941V), Byrdstown, TN, Minor damage. Loss of power, landed in a pasture. Found exhaust valve stuck resulting in a bent push rod and housing.

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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