# Accident 19800703041109A: Cessna 152, Midland, TX, July 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65404-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703041109A

## Narrative

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

NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT CRASHED WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON ROAD NEARBY HIS BUSINESS.

## 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 FTW80FQG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG40), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 152 (N65404), Midland, TX, destroyed

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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