# Accident 19811031070909A: Cessna 172N, Ukiah, OR, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ukiah, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1347° N, 118.9332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1347&lon=-118.9332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5014E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DYM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031070909A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A HAYFIELD TO SEE A FRIEND. FLIPPED OVER ON TAKEOFF WHEN NOSE WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A SOFT AREA.

## 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 SEA82DYM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM03), Oct 31, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5014E), Ukiah, OR, 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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