# Incident 19800912070349I: Cessna 172M, Travis, CA, September 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1980, 22:45 local time
- Place: Travis, CA
- Airport: Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N64258, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64258) (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 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 83 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/19800912070349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISORIENTED. LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT. LINED UP ON RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS FOR TAKEOFF AND STRUCK VASI LIGHT.

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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