# Accident 19811231082859A: Cessna 172N, Carthage, IL, December 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Carthage, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4143° N, 91.1281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carthage, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4143&lon=-91.1281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5357D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 88 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEV05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, WIND DRIFTED AIRCRAFT INTO SNOWBANK AT EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI82DEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEV05), Dec 31, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5357D), Carthage, IL, 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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