# NTSB IAD80FA044: Cessna 172, N19672, Bethany, WV, May 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1980
- Place: Bethany, WV · BETHANY, WV
- Location: 40.2048° N, 80.5609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethany, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2048&lon=-80.5609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0792   80/5/3    BETHANY,WV          CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 169
        TIME - 0955                    N19672              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OH                    WHEELING,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- 3RD PASS OVER SISTER'S HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19672](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19672-1981-06-03), registration cancelled 1981-06-03, S/N 17260655, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wheeling,Wv

## 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 19800503013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503013119A), May 3, 1980: Cessna 172L, Bethany, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew low over sisters house. Struck trees on third pass.

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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