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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Beasley, TX · May 17, 1980

Date
May 17, 1980 · 20:00 local
Place
Beasley, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9624Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA076
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Buzzed area. Pulled up into hammerhead stall. Unable to recover before impact. All on board intoxicated.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED AREA. PULLED UP INTO HAMMERHEAD STALL. UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACT. ALL ON BOARD INTOXICATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.