# Incident 19791114055999I: Cessna 172M, Beaufort, NC, November 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7234° N, 76.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-76.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80264, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80264-2013-05-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,375 total, 400 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/19791114055999I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON UNLIGHTED STRIP, TAXI AND LANDING LIGHTS FAILED. AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO DITCH, NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N80264 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820108000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108000589A), Jan 8, 1982: Cessna 172M (N80264), New Port Richey, FL, Destroyed. During maneuvering for landing at low altitude, aircraft hit poweline, crashed and burned.

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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