# Accident 19800602017989A: Cessna 172G, Cape May, NJ, June 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1980, 19:17 local time
- Place: Cape May, NJ
- Airport: Cape May Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3847L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3847L-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800602017989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING GO-AROUND, PULLED UP SHARPLY AND STALLED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC80FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA043), Jun 2, 1980: Cessna 172G (N3847L), Cape May, NJ, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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