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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Ambler, PA · November 6, 1980

Date
November 6, 1980 · 09:45 local
Place
Ambler, PA
Airport
Turner
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12178
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81DHA03
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26 total26 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed in a crab angle. Lost control, veered off side of runway, struck trees and a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN A CRAB ANGLE. LOST CONTROL, VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, STRUCK TREES AND A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.