# Accident 19800311005099A: Cessna 172N, Waynesboro, VA, March 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1980, 09:05 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, VA
- Airport: Waynesboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0672° N, 78.9014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesboro, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0672&lon=-78.9014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2286E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2286E-2013-01-08) (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: 205 total, 164 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005099A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN SEVERE CROSSWIND THAT EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT'S CAPABILITY. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 IAD80FID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID09), Mar 11, 1980: Cessna 172 (N2286E), Waynesboro, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2286E (1)

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

- [Incident 19781013030439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013030439I), Oct 13, 1978: Cessna 172 (N2286E), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Instructor check out another pilot suggested raising flaps on short final to prevent undershoot. Undershot.

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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