# Incident 19790203005129I: Cessna 172M, Smithville, NJ, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Smithville, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4949° N, 74.4786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4949&lon=-74.4786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20372, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20372-2014-12-22) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 75 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/19790203005129I

## Narrative

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

RAN THROUGH FENCE AFTER ABORTING TAKEOFF DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

## Other reports on N20372 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860606022209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860606022209A), Jun 6, 1986: Cessna 172M (N20372), Lynchburg, VA, Substantial damage. Poor approach to upsloping runway. Bounced, went around with full flaps. Drifted, touched down on grass, hit trees.

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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