# Accident 19800717035469A: Cessna 177, Washington, VA, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Washington, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7117° N, 78.1600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7117&lon=-78.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35240 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 102 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DIA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DIA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717035469A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. UNABLE TO STOP ON WET GRASS STRIP. STRUCK TREES AT END.

## 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 ATL80DIA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DIA14), Jul 17, 1980: Cessna 177 (N35240), Wasington, VA, 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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