# Accident 19801004048359A: Cessna 172E, Zebulon, NC, October 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1980, 20:35 local time
- Place: Zebulon, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8295° N, 78.3142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zebulon, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8295&lon=-78.3142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5389T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5389T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 266 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DLJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004048359A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF SIDE OF WET GRASS RUNWAY, HIT TREES AND 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 ATL80DLJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLJ25), Oct 4, 1980: Cessna 172 (N5389T), Zebulon, NC, 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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