# Incident 19790420024469I: Cessna 172M, Muskegon, MI, April 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1979, 18:20 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: County
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20421, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20421) (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: 45 total, 5 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/19790420024469I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N20421 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800906069469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906069469I), Sep 6, 1980: Cessna 172M (N20421), Montague, MI, Minor damage. Power loss due to broken rocker arm, 2 flight hours after engine overhaul, pilot landed at an airport.

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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