# Accident 19800309005559A: Cessna 172M, Englewood, CO, March 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1980, 11:15 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6908° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARAPAHOE (CD19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20545, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20545-1982-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309005559A

## Narrative

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

MADE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WITH OVER-GROSS AIRPLANE. STALLED TRYING TO CLIMB OUT IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. DOWNDRAFTS.

## 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 DEN80FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA027), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 172M (N20545), Englewood, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N20545 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760717019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717019599A), Jul 17, 1976: Cessna 172M (N20545), Limon, CO, Substantial damage. D-a 9000FT.

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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