# Accident 19790428011039A: Cessna 172N, Lansing, IL, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 19:31 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Lansing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5349° N, 87.5295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANSING MUNI (IGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5349&lon=-87.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733YX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733YX-1980-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 20 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428011039A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. RECOVERED ABORTED TAKE OFF, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI79FEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE50), Apr 28, 1979: Cessna 172N (N733YX), Lansing, IL, 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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