# Accident 19800427010519A: Cessna 172, Boulder, CO, April 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1980, 22:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618MN) (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 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 1 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427010519A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. RUNWAY END LIGHTS NOT LIGHTED.

## 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 DEN80FTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE42), Apr 27, 1980: Cessna 172 (N618MN), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N618MN (3)

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

- [Accident 20050202002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050202002039A), Feb 2, 2005: Cessna 172N (N618MN), Fort Collins, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was touching down on runway 15 when aircraft bounced back into the air. Flight instructor called for a go-around, student pilot applied power…
- [Incident 20040902021349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040902021349I), Sep 2, 2004: Cessna 172N (N618MN), Fort Collins, CO. (-23) On September 2, 2004 N618MN, Cessna 172N made an off field landing 7 miles nw of 3V5, Fort Collins (weld county road 104 & 15) due to partial loss of…
- [Incident 19800312033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800312033459I), Mar 12, 1980: Cessna 172N (N618MN), Ft Collins, CO, Minor damage. During training flight runup, instructor attempted to turn aircraft. A wind gust tipped the plane up on its nose.

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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