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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Ft Collins, CO · June 29, 1980

Date
June 29, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place
Ft Collins, CO
Airport
Christman
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N12362
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FA046
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,758 total32 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Caught in a freak dry thunderstorm winds while buzzing resident area. Stalled in severe downdraft. Hit parked auto.

As the FAA filed it

CAUGHT IN A FREAK DRY THUNDERSTORM WINDS WHILE BUZZING RESIDENT AREA. STALLED IN SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. HIT PARKED AUTO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.