# NTSB FTW81FQA16: Cessna 172, N73300, Los Alamos, NM, February 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1981
- Place: Los Alamos, NM · LOS ALAMOS, NM
- Location: 35.8940° N, 106.2900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Alamos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8940&lon=-106.2900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0080  81/2/13    LOS ALAMOS,NM       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N73300              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ALAMOS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ALAMOS,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73300 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Alamos

## 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 19810213004259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213004259A), Feb 13, 1981: Cessna 172M, Los Alamos, NM, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in slight crab angle. Ran off runway and through a fence.

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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