# Incident 19811110082229I: Cessna 172M, Kettering, OH, November 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1981, 18:10 local time
- Place: Kettering, OH
- Airport: Dayton General
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6960° N, 84.1504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettering, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6960&lon=-84.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9650V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9650V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 680 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110082229I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDED IN PARKING LOT, WING HIT A TREE. POST ENGINE CHECK NORMAL. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N9650V (1)

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

- [Accident 20260731011769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260731011769A), Jul 31, 2026: Cessna 172M (N9650V), Odgen, UT, Substantial damage. During descent the instructor pilot and student report loss of engine power. The crew restarted engine which sputtered, did not make power and died. Wind gust…

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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