# Accident 19780926029939A: Cessna 172M, Cahokia,Il, IL, September 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1978
- Place: Cahokia,Il, IL
- Airport: Bi-State Parks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20471, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20471) (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 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 24 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FCA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926029939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI78FCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FCA04), Sep 26, 1978: Cessna 172M (N20471), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20471 (1)

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

- [Accident 19741016035979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741016035979A), Oct 16, 1974: Cessna 172M (N20471), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Dmgd nose gr and prop.

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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