# Accident 19800727029389A: Cessna 172N, Mifflintown, PA, July 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1980, 12:50 local time
- Place: Mifflintown, PA
- Airport: Mifflintown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5989° N, 77.4057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIFFLINTOWN (P34), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5989&lon=-77.4057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5757E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5757E) (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 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 13 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800727029389A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF PLANE ON LANDING AND HIT FENCE.

## 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 NYC80DA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA062), Jul 27, 1980: Cessna 172 (N5757E), Mifflintown, PA, 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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