# Accident 19800614020049A: Cessna 172M, Worcester, MA, June 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1980, 07:40 local time
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2626° N, 71.8023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worcester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2626&lon=-71.8023&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64238, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 30 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614020049A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF ON WRONG RUNWAY. TOWER CALLED FOR PILOT TO ABORT. BECAME AIRBORNE, HIT TREES 950 FEET OFF 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 NYC80FNE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE18), Jun 14, 1980: Cessna 172M (N64238), Worcester, MA, destroyed

## Other reports on N64238 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170330002249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170330002249I), Mar 30, 2017: Cessna 172M (N64238), Pembroke Pines, FL, Minor damage. The pilot involved was a private pilot student on her first solo cross country with a route of hwo ? Phk ? Hwo. The aircraft involved was a 1975 Cessna 172M…
- [Accident 19761124036349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761124036349A), Nov 24, 1976: Cessna 172M (N64238), West Kingston, RI, Substantial damage. Landed long,swerved off runway,collided with ditch.

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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