# Accident 19800123001179A: Cessna A185F, Allegan, MI, January 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Padgham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5301° N, 85.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PADGHAM FLD (35D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5301&lon=-85.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 129 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800123001179A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WITH ICE ON AIRCRAFT. STALLED LEAVING GROUND EFFECT. CRASHED ON RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI80FEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM13), Jan 23, 1980: Cessna 185 (N80520), Allegan, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80520 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840507027709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840507027709I), May 7, 1984: Cessna A185F (N80520), Elkins, WV, Minor damage. Off airport landing due to engine failure. Found water in fuel system.

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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