# Accident 19800814065839A: Cessna 172N, Rockford, IL, August 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1980, 23:52 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6205F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6205F-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 293 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814065839A

## Narrative

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

DARK NIGHT FOGGED WINDSHIELD. STARTED TAKEOFF ON NORTH EAST HEADING ON RUNWAY 36. FAILED TO NOTE HEADING.

## 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 CHI80DEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE43), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6205F), Rockford, IL, 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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