# Incident 19781228020209I: Cessna 172M, Kingston, NY, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Kingston, NY
- Airport: Ulster
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9301° N, 73.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9301&lon=-73.9968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1273U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1273U) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 20 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/19781228020209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON AN ICY RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N1273U (2)

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

- [Incident 20200518008199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200518008199I), May 18, 2020: Cessna 172M (N1273U), No damage. Aircraft was enroute from ruby star airport (14AZ) to falcon field at approximately 6500 ft MSL when the engine began running rough and oil covered the…
- [Accident 19780926031141A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926031141A), Sep 26, 1978: Cessna 172M (N1273U), Farmingdale,Ny, NY, 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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