# Accident 19800829039279A: Cessna 120, Afton, WY, August 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1980, 12:25 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Afton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7112° N, 110.9420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7112&lon=-110.9420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3032N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3032N-2012-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 120 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829039279A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRPLANE ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 DEN80FTC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC29), Aug 29, 1980: Cessna 120 (N3032N), Afton, WY, 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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