# Accident 19800626023369A: Cessna 172N, Anza, CA, June 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Anza, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5616° N, 116.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anza, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5616&lon=-116.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733TS) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 260 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626023369A

## Narrative

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

LONG TAKEOFF RUN DUE TO DENSITY ALTITUDE, SOFT DIRT RUNWAY. FAILED TO ABORT. LATE LIFTOFF. HIT BRUSH, NOSED 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 LAX80DUG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG44), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 172 (N733TS), Anza, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N733TS (1)

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

- [Incident 19881224070659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881224070659I), Dec 24, 1988: Cessna 172N (N733TS), Albuquerque, NM. Engine lost power. Forced landing on road. Found internal engine failure due to material loss of piston pin plug.

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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