# Accident 19800920042229A: Cessna 172M, New Braunfels, TX, September 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7030° N, 98.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braunfels, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7030&lon=-98.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70386, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70386) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 20 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920042229A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW80FRG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG75), Sep 20, 1980: Cessna 172 (N70386), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70386 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790804030861I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804030861I), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna 172M (N70386), Addison, TX, Minor damage. Collided with 7222B while being taxied for takeoff.

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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