# Accident 19811230082069A: Cessna 172F, Norwich, OH, December 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Norwich, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9846° N, 81.7922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwich, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9846&lon=-81.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7999U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7999U-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEK04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811230082069A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI82FEK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEK04), Dec 30, 1981: Cessna 172 (N7999U), Norwich, OH, substantial damage

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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