19811213080409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Hillsboro, KS · December 13, 1981

Date
December 13, 1981 · 22:20 local
Place
Hillsboro, KS
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N734EF
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82FA012
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
192 total0 in this make and model3 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.

No weather briefing. Night departure into low ceiling. Lost control. Fatal ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

NO WEATHER BRIEFING. NIGHT DEPARTURE INTO LOW CEILING. LOST CONTROL. FATAL GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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