# NTSB LAX80FVA57: Cessna 172M, N51239, Columbia, CA, August 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1980
- Place: Columbia, CA · COLUMBIA, CA
- Location: 38.0312° N, 120.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0312&lon=-120.4134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1646   80/8/2    COLUMBIA,CA         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1241
        TIME - 1735                    N51239              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 755 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,CA                 SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           105                                                     110
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- D/A APPROX 5800FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51239](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51239-1983-05-20), registration cancelled 1983-05-20, S/N 17264229 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Columbia

## 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 19800802034409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802034409A), Aug 2, 1980: Cessna 172M, Columbia, CA, Destroyed. Made premature lift-off downwind. High temperature. Unable to climb. Stall warning on. Struck trees.

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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