# Accident 19790617020969A: Cessna 172, Youngstown, OH, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 23:00 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79516, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79516-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 28 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617020969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISUNDERSTOOD CLEARANCE & ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN WRONG DIRECTION AT NIGHT.

## 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 CHI79FEI29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI29), Jun 17, 1979: Cessna 172K (N79516), Youngstown, OH, 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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