# Accident 19800702024839A: Cessna 172M, Fosston, MN, July 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1980, 23:20 local time
- Place: Fosston, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5851° N, 95.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fosston, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5851&lon=-95.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12565-2019-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 157 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DER53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702024839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI80DER53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER53), Jul 2, 1980: Cessna 172 (N12565), Fosston, MN, 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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