# NTSB LAX80DVG18: Cessna 172, N4624D, Davis, CA, March 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1980
- Place: Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1414  80/3/13    DAVIS,CA            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1855                    N4624D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVIS,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4624D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4624D-2018-08-23), registration cancelled 2018-08-23, S/N 17272317 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: University

## 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 19800313007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313007849A), Mar 13, 1980: Cessna 172H, Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Airplane stalled during level-off over runway while practicing night landings. Hit runway nose first.

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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