# NTSB MKC81DCD28: Cessna 172, N8097L, Kalona, IA, July 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1981
- Place: Kalona, IA · KALONA, IA
- Location: 41.4874° N, 91.7018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4874&lon=-91.7018&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 September 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1718  81/7/31    KALONA,IA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 285
        TIME - 0830                    N8097L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALONA,IA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8097L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8097L), registered now, S/N 17256297, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalona

## 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 19810731046679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731046679A), Jul 31, 1981: Cessna 172N, Kalona, IA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Drifted off runway. Landed in corn field. Nosed over. Spark plugs worn and oily.

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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