# Accident 19800626024499A: Cessna 172M, Calabasas, CA, June 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Calabasas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1276° N, 118.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calabasas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1276&lon=-118.6684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5479H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 321 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626024499A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT PARKED CAR DURING FORCED LANDING. MIXTURE CONTROL STUCK IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 LAX80FUQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ16), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 172M (N5479H), Calabasas, CA, 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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