# NTSB FTW80FA085: Cessna 172N, N4929G, Boise City, OK, June 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1980
- Place: Boise City, OK · BOISE CITY, OK
- Location: 36.7313° N, 102.5095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7313&lon=-102.5095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0744  80/6/15    BOISE CITY,OK       CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0045                    N4929G              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOISE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALSH,CO                    STRATFORD,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- CRASHED DRG TURN NR DEP END OF RWY ON DARK NGT. ARPT 16MI OFF COURSE BETWEEN DEP & DESTN POINTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4929G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4929G-1983-09-29), registration cancelled 1983-09-29, S/N 172-73476 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Boise City

## 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 19800615033329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615033329A), Jun 15, 1980: Cessna 172N, Boise City, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Possible pilot made night takeoff with steep bank off end of runway, per pilot'shabit. Wing hit ground, cartweeled.

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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