# Accident 19800417008819A: Cessna 182, Vega, TX, April 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Vega, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2453° N, 102.4292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vega, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2453&lon=-102.4292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 918 total, 317 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417008819A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL BECAME PREMATURELY AIRBORNE ON A BUMP. WIND DRIFTED AIRPLANE INTO MESQUITE ON SIDE 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 FTW80DQG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG14), Apr 17, 1980: Cessna R182 (N400BT), Vega, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N400BT (1)

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

- [Accident 19880331011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331011739A), Mar 31, 1988: Cessna R182 (N400BT), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing. Found worn bushings and inoperative warning horn. Gear locked down on test.

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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