# Incident 19800822086849I: Cessna 172M, Mansfield, TX, August 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mansfield, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5632° N, 97.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5632&lon=-97.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739HA-2015-05-15) (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 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822086849I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK POWERLINES DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N739HA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000902011849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902011849A), Sep 2, 2000: Cessna 172N (N739HA), Las Vegas, NV, No damage. (-23) After being cleared to land on runway 25, N739HA turned final and during his flare, drifted to the right of centerline, out of control, and stalled the…

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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