# NTSB ATL80DLQ21: Cessna 172, N1618F, Morgantown, KY, July 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1980
- Place: Morgantown, KY · MORGANTOWN, KY
- Location: 37.2174° N, 86.7002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2174&lon=-86.7002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DLQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2187   80/7/8    MORGANTOWN,KY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 212
        TIME - 2100                    N1618F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALLS OF ROUGH,KY           MORGANTOWN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #4 CYL EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1618F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1618F), registered now, S/N 17255013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morgantown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800708024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708024789A), Jul 8, 1980: Cessna 172H, Morgantown, KY, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to failed exhaust valve, near airport. Crash landed in cornfield, nosed over short of runway.

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.

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