# Accident 19811119074519A: Cessna 172, Ukiah, CA, November 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1981, 13:05 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1448° N, 123.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ukiah, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1448&lon=-123.2123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5609A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609A-1982-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 129 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119074519A

## Narrative

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

LOW BATTERY. HAND-PROPPED. ENGINE STARTED. AIRPLANE BROKE TIEDOWN, JUMPED CHOCK. HIT 3 OTHER PARKED AIRPLANES.

## 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 LAX82FVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD05), Nov 19, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5609A), Ukiah, CA, 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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