# Accident 19801130072549A: Cessna 172, Springfield, OH, November 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6049R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6049R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 44 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130072549A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 CHI81FEG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG02), Nov 30, 1980: Cessna 172 (N6049R), Springfield, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6049R (1)

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

- [Accident 19880830036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830036289A), Aug 30, 1988: Cessna 172G (N6049R), Sparta, MI, Substantial damage. Airspeed too slow on takeoff roll on a wet grass field. Aborted too late ran off strip and nosed over.

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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