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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Ft Worth, TX · August 22, 1980

Date: August 22, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place: Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Sycamore
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N101E
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW80FPD42
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,025 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N101ERegistration cancelled Mar 13, 1989 · Cessna 172S/N 29829 Airframe modelCessna 172

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot said aircraft hit downdraft after takeoff. He was unable to avoid crash.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT HIT DOWNDRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF. HE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW80FPD42Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFort Worth, TXAug 22, 1980 · Destroyed