# Accident 19800313007849A: Cessna 172H, Davis, CA, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 18:55 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5315° N, 121.7865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UNIVERSITY (EDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5315&lon=-121.7865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4624D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4624D-2018-08-23) (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 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 8 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313007849A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STALLED DURING LEVEL-OFF OVER RUNWAY WHILE PRACTICING NIGHT LANDINGS. HIT RUNWAY NOSE FIRST.

## 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 LAX80DVG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG18), Mar 13, 1980: Cessna 172 (N4624D), Davis, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4624D (1)

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

- [Incident 19900721038049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721038049I), Jul 21, 1990: Cessna 172N (N4624D), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while attempting to turn around on the ramp.

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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