# Accident 19801129073119A: Cessna 180, Knoxville, IA, November 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Knoxville, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3185° N, 93.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3185&lon=-93.1026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7912B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7912B-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 305 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129073119A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. WIND EXCEEDED PILOT'S & AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE ABILITIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7912B (1)

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

- [Accident 19791206036039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206036039A), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 172 (N7912B), Terrell, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot made approach to land downwind. Attempted a go-around, hit a telephone pole.

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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