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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Leesburg, VA · February 27, 1980

Date
February 27, 1980 · 19:00 local
Place
Leesburg, VA
Airport
Godfrey
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N734QX
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80DIA05
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total66 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Wind gusts caught airplane at touchdown. Tried to go around. Wing tips struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUSTS CAUGHT AIRPLANE AT TOUCHDOWN. TRIED TO GO AROUND. WING TIPS STRUCK GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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