# Accident 19800626023609A: Cessna 172M, Cardwell, MO, June 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1980, 20:20 local time
- Place: Cardwell, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0475° N, 90.2909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cardwell, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0475&lon=-90.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20495-1982-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 221 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626023609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE LOST POWER RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. HE ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO RUNWAY AND STALLED.

## 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 MKC80FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA042), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 172M (N20495), Cardwell, MO, destroyed, 1 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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