# Accident 19800210002469A: Cessna 172N, Albuquerque, NM, February 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739JT-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 165 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FQA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800210002469A

## Narrative

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

LONG FAST DOWNWIND LANDING, MADE DELAYED GO AROUND, OVERROTATED. AIRCRAFT TAIL HIT GROUND.

## 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 DEN80FQA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA17), Feb 10, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739JT), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739JT (1)

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

- [Accident 19980929026939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980929026939A), Sep 29, 1998: Cessna 172N (N739JT), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Acft bounced several times on landing. The nose gear collapsed, and the acft ran off the rwy. (.19) on September 29, 1998, approximately 1015 mountain daylight…

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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