# Accident 19811213080409A: Cessna 172N, Hillsboro, KS, December 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1981, 22:20 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3527° N, 97.1996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3527&lon=-97.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734EF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 0 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213080409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC82FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA012), Dec 13, 1981: Cessna 172N (N734EF), Hillsboro, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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