# Accident 19801221076289A: Cessna 172N, Laredo, TX, December 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1980, 16:20 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4903F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903F-2003-12-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 154 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801221076289A

## Narrative

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

NOSE UP ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO PUSH YOKE FORWARD. STALLED ONTO RUNWAY. ELEVATOR CLEVIS WORN. BINDING ON SPAR CUT OUT

## 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 FTW81FRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG13), Dec 21, 1980: Cessna 172N (N4903F), Laredo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4903F (3)

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

- [Accident 20030617015442A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030617015442A), Jun 17, 2003: Cessna 172N (N4903F), Deerfield Beach, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On June 17, 2003, at approximately 1951 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172, N4903F, registered to gulf stream academy of aeronautics, inc. collided in…
- [Incident 19970918033799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918033799I), Sep 18, 1997: Cessna 172N (N4903F), Longview, TX. Narrative: during cruise flight on 09-18-97, the pilot of N4903F reported that he was unable to obtain power when he tried to advance the throttle. The…
- [Incident 19960205004629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960205004629I), Feb 5, 1996: Cessna 172N (N4903F), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported that "low strut & tire failure" damaged the "front strut and tire", resulting in a balloon during the landing round out that…

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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