# Incident 19800401047009I: Cessna 172, Richmond, VA, April 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1980, 17:46 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: West Kensington
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6234E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6234E-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401047009I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING ON POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N6234E (1)

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

- [Accident 19960406006119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960406006119A), Apr 6, 1996: Cessna 172 (N6234E), Barkhamsted, CT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control at night in a snow squal. Reported gyro out. Prior squack on same. Electrical problem also hit swamp.

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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