# Accident 19800604017459A: Cessna 172N, Captiva Island, FL, June 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1980, 15:20 local time
- Place: Captiva Island, FL
- Airport: Seair
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5276° N, 82.1948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Captiva Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5276&lon=-82.1948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737JB-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 155 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800604017459A

## Narrative

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

SHORT FIELD, TALL GRASS, DOWNWIND. LIFTED OFF, UNABLE TO CLIMB. HIT WATER OFF END OF 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 MIA80DLD69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD69), Jun 4, 1980: Cessna 172N (N737JB), Captiva Island, FL, 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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