# NTSB ATL80FIG13: Cessna 172M, N9243H, Westminster, MD, July 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1980
- Place: Westminster, MD · WESTMINSTER, MD
- Location: 39.5792° N, 77.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5792&lon=-77.0067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2188  80/7/25    WESTMINSTER,MD      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N9243H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANASTOTA,NY                FREDERICK,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          202                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- CLDS/HAZE NR DEST ARPT,WENT TO ALTERNATE.THIRD ATMT TO LAND,BOUNCED,SWERVED RIGHT,HIT VASI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9243H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9243H), registered now, S/N 17266041, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clearview

## 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 19800725030679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725030679A), Jul 25, 1980: Cessna 172M, Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. Bounced on crosswind landing. Lost control & veered off downwind side of runway. Struck trees.

## Other investigations on N9243H (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 NYC82DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA054), Mar 15, 1982: Cessna 172 (N9243H), Canastota, NY, substantial damage

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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