19811210080139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Venus, TX · December 10, 1981

Date
December 10, 1981 · 17:25 local
Place
Venus, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2894U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FA030
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
247 total9 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into ground left of runway threshold. Nose wheel broke, aircraft tumbled, live wasps in cabin possible factor.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO GROUND LEFT OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD. NOSE WHEEL BROKE, AIRCRAFT TUMBLED, LIVE WASPS IN CABIN POSSIBLE FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.