- Date
- May 8, 1980
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91RACessna 172R
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800508024449A
- Case key
- 130466
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2043 80/5/8 HUNTSVILLE,AL CESSNA 172R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N91RA PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDSTONE ARMY A/F DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- FIREWALL DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91RA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redstone Army A/F
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.