# Accident 19760919029569A: Amtr 1722441, Gobles, MI, September 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1976
- Place: Gobles, MI
- Airport: Wesler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.3617° N, 85.8774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gobles, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3617&lon=-85.8774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1279U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1279U-1977-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 1722441
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919029569A

## Narrative

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

GRASS IN DISPLACED THRESHOLD MOWED ALMOST TO THE PWR LINE.

## 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 CHI76FEM61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM61), Sep 19, 1976: Cessna 172M (N1279U), Gobles, MI, substantial damage

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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