# Accident 19800914042409A: Cessna 172M, Fairbanks, AK, September 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1980, 19:10 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80738 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 161 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914042409A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK MOUNTAIN 100 FEET BELOW PEAK. DARK NIGHT & DETERIORATING WEATHER. VFR FLIGHT NOT ADVISED.

## 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 ANC80FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA101), Sep 14, 1980: Cessna 172M (N80738), Lime Peak, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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