# Accident 19760904027319A: Cessna 172M, Pontiac, MI, September 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Orion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73566, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73566-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEC59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904027319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FEC59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC59), Sep 4, 1976: Cessna 172M (N73566), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73566 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900610019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610019589A), Jun 10, 1990: Cessna 172M (N73566), Winfield, IA, Substantial damage. Too long on landing on short sod strip. Began late go around and struck marked wires at end of strip. Flaps down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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