# Accident 20010626015129A: Cessna 172M, Bozeman, MT, June 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7699° N, 110.9307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7699&lon=-110.9307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80830, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010626015129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED SHE WAS LEAD AIRCRAFT IN A FLIGHT OF FOUR WHEN TOMAHAWK N9341T PASSED UNDER AND IN FRONT OF HER. SHE THEN STATED THE TAIL OF THE TOMAHAWK CAME UP AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER OF N80830.  AT THAT TIME ALL AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOZEMAN AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 SEA01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA122), Jun 27, 2001: Cessna 172M (N80830), Bozeman, MT, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot of another aircraft failed to maintain clearance while maneuvering for a formation flight. An updraft was a factor.

## Other reports on N80830 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980720023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720023849A), Jul 20, 1998: Cessna 172M (N80830), Substantial damage. (-23)Damage found in preflight inspection. Nosewheel damage (minor). Firewall wrinkled slightly. Identity of the pilot and surrounding circumstances are…
- [Accident 19900321007959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900321007959A), Mar 21, 1990: Cessna 172M (N80830), Three Forks, MT, Substantial damage. Landed hard and bounced 10 feet into air,dropped to runway and taxied in. Found popped rivets bent firewall.

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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