# Incident 19790527028119I: Cessna 172M, Watsonville, CA, May 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80301, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80301-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527028119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT OVERSHOT LANDING, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N80301 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820831045989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831045989A), Aug 31, 1982: Cessna 172M (N80301), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Struck a powerline flying at tree-top level in a narrow valley. Remained airborne. Damaged gear collapsed on landing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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