# Incident 19800426046359I: Cessna 172, Bullhead City, AZ, April 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1980, 13:10 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1042G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1042G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 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/19800426046359I

## Narrative

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

NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT ON A SHORT FIELD LANDING. SPOT LANDING CONTEST.

## Other reports on N1042G (1)

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

- [Accident 19961129037209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961129037209A), Nov 29, 1996: Cessna 172 (N1042G), Big Bear, CA, Substantial damage. Drifted on short final in gusty crosswind. Failed go around. Hit PAPI straight on. Too much crosswind for pilot.

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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