# Incident 19780212006389I: Cessna 172, Mentone, IN, February 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mentone, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1738° N, 86.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mentone, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1738&lon=-86.0384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4350L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4350L-2009-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 78 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/19780212006389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTING FROM A CENTER PLOWED SNOWY RUNWAY, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. NOSED UP IN THE DEEPER SNOW.

## Other reports on N4350L (1)

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

- [Incident 19810816072569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816072569I), Aug 16, 1981: Cessna 172G (N4350L), Parkersburg, WV. Tower advised pilot to extend approach. Pilot complied with tower request. Ran out of fuel, landed on highway.

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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