# Incident 19780204005819I: Cessna 172, Starkville, MS, February 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1978, 15:15 local time
- Place: Starkville, MS
- Airport: Oktibbeha Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4977° N, 88.6814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OKTIBBEHA (M51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4977&lon=-88.6814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80957, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80957-2014-11-19) (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: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204005819I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DELAYED GO AROUND, HIT A FENCE ON THE WAY OUT. LANDED SUCCESSFULLY.

## Other reports on N80957 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790126001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001589A), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 140 (N80957), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot said he touched down at 85 mph on landing. Lost directional control and flipped over on his back.

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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