# NTSB CHI81FEI20: Cessna 172, N6938A, Akron, OH, June 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1981
- Place: Akron, OH · AKRON, OH
- Location: 41.0814° N, 81.5190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0814&lon=-81.5190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1334   81/6/4  NR.AKRON,OH           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1223                    N6938A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 2981 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHFIELD,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK A CLUMP OF ROCKS & TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6938A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6938A-1983-11-25), registration cancelled 1983-11-25, S/N 29038 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810604035129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604035129A), Jun 4, 1981: Cessna 172, Akron, OH, Destroyed. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Struck rocks in tall grass on emergency landing. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N6938A (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 UNK64X1755](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1755), May 13, 1964: Cessna 172 (N6938A), El Dorado, KS, substantial damage

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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