# Accident 19811102071459A: Cessna 172, Piedmont, MO, November 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Piedmont, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1504° N, 90.6957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1504&lon=-90.6957&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7284A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7284A-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102071459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HILL IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AT NIGHT. NO OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS WERE ON HILLS.

## 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 MKC82FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA02), Nov 2, 1981: Cessna 172 (N7284A), Piedmont, MO, destroyed

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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