# Accident 19800806034971A: Cessna 172, Bridgeport, TX, August 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1980, 12:37 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.2136° N, 97.7752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2136&lon=-97.7752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9855Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9855Q-2014-12-01) (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 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,467 total, 150 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034971A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT 172 COLLIDED WITH RUDDER OF F27. BOTH AIRCRAFT BETWEEN BROKEN CLOUDS. F27 ON VECTORS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N707WA, Frchld F27A: [Accident 19800806034972A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034972A)

## 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 FTW80FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA099), Aug 6, 1980: Cessna 172M (N9855Q), Bridgeport, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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