# NTSB NYC80DA062: Cessna 172, N5757E, Mifflintown, PA, July 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1980
- Place: Mifflintown, PA · MIFFLINTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5712° N, 77.3951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mifflintown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5712&lon=-77.3951&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 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0920  80/7/27    MIFFLINTOWN,PA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N5757E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIFFLINTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANASSAS,VA                 LOCK HAVEN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DRG SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY,LNDD AT ALTN ARPT TO AVOID DTRTG VIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5757E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5757E), registered now, S/N 17271935, built 1978 (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: Mifflintown

## 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 19800727029389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800727029389A), Jul 27, 1980: Cessna 172N, Mifflintown, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of plane on landing and hit fence.

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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