19811230082069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Norwich, OH · December 30, 1981

Date
December 30, 1981 · 09:30 local
Place
Norwich, OH
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7999U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FEK04
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Ran out of fuel flying in dense fog. Struck ground and bounced into a barn. No weather brief or IFR clearance.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL FLYING IN DENSE FOG. STRUCK GROUND AND BOUNCED INTO A BARN. NO WEATHER BRIEF OR IFR CLEARANCE.

NTSB investigation

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