# NTSB MIA80DKJ30: Cessna 172, N6624H, Clayton, AL, April 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1980
- Place: Clayton, AL · CLAYTON, AL
- Location: 31.8823° N, 85.4605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8823&lon=-85.4605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0928  80/4/22    CLAYTON,AL          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 62, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N6624H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAYTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAYTON,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6624H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6624H), registered now, S/N 17265515 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Clayton

## 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 19800422009399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422009399A), Apr 22, 1980: Cessna 172M, Clayton, AL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Veered off runway, hit culvert.

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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