# Accident 19811209080339A: Cessna 172F, Tucson, AZ, December 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1981, 20:03 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5384R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5384R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 108 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811209080339A

## Narrative

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

WIFE HAD A BREATHING PROBLEM. DISTRACTED PILOT BECAME TOO LOW ON APPROACH. STRUCK WIRES AND A FENCE LANDING SHORT.

## 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 LAX82FUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ18), Dec 9, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5384R), Tucson, AZ, 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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