# Accident 19800616018769A: Cessna 172N, Coldwater, KS, June 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1980, 08:15 local time
- Place: Coldwater, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2675° N, 99.3234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2675&lon=-99.3234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1297F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1297F) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,944 total, 437 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616018769A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM DURING ATC VECTORS TO AVOID WEATHER. DESCENDED TO GROUND IN SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 MKC80DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ20), Jun 16, 1980: Cessna 172 (N1297F), Coldwater, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1297F (1)

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

- [Accident 20001014039299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014039299A), Oct 14, 2000: Cessna 172N (N1297F), Poughkeepsie, NY, No damage. (-23) The student pilot was on his 4th solo and had been in the practice area. On final approach for landing he made a hard touchdown and started bouncing down…

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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