# Accident 19801117090459A: Cessna 172N, Fillmore, CA, November 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Fillmore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3990° N, 118.9175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fillmore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3990&lon=-118.9175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5259J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259J-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 56 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801117090459A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN AT DARK NIGHT.  NOT ENDORSED FOR FLGHT. RECORD OF HEART DISEASE AND ALCOHOLISM.

## 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 LAX81FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA016), Nov 17, 1980: Cessna 172N (N5259J), Fillmore, CA, destroyed, 1 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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