# Accident 19800704035669A: Cessna 172, Atlantic City, NJ, July 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1980, 21:15 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Bader
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3287E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3287E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 5 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DHD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704035669A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HALFWAY DOWN RUNWAY ON SECOND TRY. OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO A CANAL.

## 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 NYC80DHD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHD21), Jul 4, 1980: Cessna 172 (N3287E), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3287E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790725021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725021949I), Jul 25, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3287E), Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Bird strike at 400 feet. Mallard duck went thru windshield.

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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