# Accident 19800217005159A: Cessna 172K, Blythe, CA, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7031G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7031G-1992-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217005159A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE HIT RUT ON TAXIWAY. STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. RAN OFF TAXIWAY INTO A HAYSTACK.

## 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 LAX80DUG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG21), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna 172K (N7031G), Blythe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7031G (1)

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

- [Accident 19910907038769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907038769A), Sep 7, 1991: Cessna 172K (N7031G), Bullhead City, AZ, Destroyed. Fire in cabin overhead. Collided with ground trying to make airport. Rheostat controlling panel lights overheated.

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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