# Accident 19800501012379A: Cessna 172, Braitwaite, LA, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Braitwaite, LA
- Airport: Braitwaite
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3151E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3151E) (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: 2,350 total, 165 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501012379A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG IN WET GRASS. SLID SIDEWAYS OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 FTW80DRD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD31), May 1, 1980: Cessna 172N (N3151E), Braithwaite, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3151E (1)

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

- [Incident 20131215025129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131215025129I), Dec 15, 2013: Cessna 172N (N3151E), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. N3151E struck a fence during parking at San Carlos (sql) airport.

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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