# NTSB FTW81FRG13: Cessna 172N, N4903F, Laredo, TX, December 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1980
- Place: Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3459  80/12/21   LAREDO,TX           CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 154
        TIME - 1630                    N4903F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAREDO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAREDO,TX                   ALICE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- UPPER ELEV CTL CABLE CLEVIS BINDING,PIVOT PT,JAMMED AGAINST VERT FIN SPAR CUTOUT.CESSNA SL SE80-78
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4903F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903F-2003-12-04), registration cancelled 2003-12-04, S/N 17273100, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laredo Intl

## 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 19801221076289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801221076289A), Dec 21, 1980: Cessna 172N, Laredo, TX, Substantial damage. Nose up on takeoff. Unable to push yoke forward. Stalled onto runway. Elevator clevis worn. Binding on spar cut out

## Other investigations on N4903F (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 MIA03FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA124), Jun 17, 2003: Cessna 172N (N4903F), Deerfield Beach, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: **This case was revised 6/10/2005 and 2/24/2016. Refer to the public docket for this accident for details.** The failure of the pilot of N4903F, the Cessna 172, and the pilot of N759XA, the Cessna…

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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