# Incident 19780602041509I: Cessna 172, Albany, NY, June 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1978, 09:20 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9880Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9880Q) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 104 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/19780602041509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N9880Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20230629009419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230629009419I), Jun 29, 2023: Cessna 172M (N9880Q), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. The student pilot had just landed after completing her first solo cross country flight. There was an aircraft blocking the ramp entrance that had been used for…
- [Incident 19931024044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931024044119I), Oct 24, 1993: Cessna 172M (N9880Q), Hornell, NY, Minor damage. Approach runway at high speed to counter wind gusts and crosswind. Lost control. Slid down an embankment.

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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