# Accident 19800505011479A: Cessna 172G, Allentown, PA, May 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1980, 15:10 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Queen City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1124F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1124F-1990-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 236 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505011479A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND GUST LIFTED WING ON LEVEL OFF. DRAGGED WING. CARTWHEELED ON 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 NYC80FHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA13), May 5, 1980: Cessna 172 (N1124F), Allentown, PA, substantial damage

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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