# Accident 19790314004699A: Cessna 172G, Grand Rapids, MI, March 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1979, 12:14 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4432L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4432L-2012-11-09) (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 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 655 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314004699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BLOWN OVER WHILE CONDUCTING RUN UP AT RUNWAY INTERSECTION. PEAK GUST 40 KNOTS.

## 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 CHI79FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM15), Mar 14, 1979: Cessna 172G (N4432L), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4432L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750407008739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750407008739A), Apr 7, 1975: Cessna 172G (N4432L), Byron Center, MI, 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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