# Accident 19800531017669A: Cessna 120, Union, SC, May 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Union, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7234° N, 81.6249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-81.6249&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72812, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FLG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531017669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT UPON POWER REDUCTION AFTER CLIMB. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICE. FUEL SELECTOR OFF.

## 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 ATL80FLG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG11), May 31, 1980: Cessna 120 (N72812), Union, SC, 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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