# Accident 19811226082199A: Cessna 172, Paoli, IN, December 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1981, 17:20 local time
- Place: Paoli, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5567° N, 86.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paoli, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5567&lon=-86.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5072A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5072A-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 113 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEX05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226082199A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF BY MISTAKE ON TAXIWAY. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT. ENGINE OVER HOURS LIMITATION.

## 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 CHI82FEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEX05), Dec 26, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5072A), Paoli, IN, destroyed

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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