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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Thomasville, NC · January 29, 1980

Date
January 29, 1980 · 12:20 local
Place
Thomasville, NC
Airport
Hiatt
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7617M
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FKM08
Reported as
Cessna 175
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,625 total850 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit in pattern. Tried downwind landing. Unable to stop. Veered off runway into trees. Water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. TRIED DOWNWIND LANDING. UNABLE TO STOP. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.