# Accident 19800601017659A: Cessna 172E, Falcon, CO, June 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1980, 05:00 local time
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Airport: Meadowlake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOW LAKE (FLY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5676T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5676T-1982-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 86 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601017659A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO RUNWAY WITH LEVEL-OFF ON NIGHT LANDING. AIRPLANE BOUNCED, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 DEN80FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE48), Jun 1, 1980: Cessna 172 (N5676T), Falcon, CO, 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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