# NTSB ATL80FA095: Cessna 172, N4880F, Bluefield, WV, September 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1980
- Place: Bluefield, WV · BLUEFIELD, WV
- Location: 37.2628° N, 81.2113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluefield, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2628&lon=-81.2113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2872  80/9/13  NR.BLUEFIELD,WV       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1917                    N4880F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BLUEFIELD,WV                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- CRASHED APRX 1500FT FM CESSNA 152,N4870A.WITNESS RPRTD 2 ACFT AT LOW ALT AT TIME/VCNTY OF ACDNTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4880F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4880F), registered now, S/N 17273095, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800913078169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913078169A), Sep 13, 1980: Cessna 172N, Bluefield, WV, Substantial damage. Crashed into trees on mountain, near another aircraft that crashed at same time. Suspect low altitude chase.

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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