# NTSB ATL81FLJ09: Cessna 172K, N7327G, Conetoe, NC, June 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1981
- Place: Conetoe, NC · CONETOE, NC
- Location: 35.8179° N, 77.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conetoe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8179&lon=-77.4571&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1053  81/6/17  NR.CONETOE,NC         CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N7327G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOYD HARRELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CONETOE,NC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7327G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7327G-2006-05-15), registration cancelled 2006-05-15, S/N 17259027, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Floyd Harrell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810617033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617033699A), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna 172K, Conetone, NC, Destroyed. Floated on landing, drifting off runway alignment. Hit wind sock pole and tabacco shed.

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.

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