# Accident 19800311005209A: Cessna 172H, Greencastle, IN, March 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Greencastle, IN
- Airport: Greencastle-Putna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6418° N, 86.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greencastle, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6418&lon=-86.8463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3256L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005209A

## Narrative

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

INCORRECTLY SET NOSE DOWN TRIM. UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORNE AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI80FEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX05), Mar 11, 1980: Cessna 172 (N3256L), Greencastle, IN, substantial damage

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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