# Incident 19790715020919I: Cessna 172M, Saint Helen, MI, July 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Saint Helen, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3587° N, 84.4118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Helen, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3587&lon=-84.4118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61635, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61635) (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: 500 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/19790715020919I

## Narrative

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

MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL HUB PN D-30256 SEPARATED AIRCRAFT ON GROUND ROLL.

## Other reports on N61635 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030527028639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030527028639A), May 27, 2003: Cessna 172M (N61635), Midland, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft bounced upon landing on runway 36, pilot exited the runway to the left striking a runway light, the nose gear sinking into the wet sod until the…
- [Incident 19910905046999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905046999I), Sep 5, 1991: Cessna 172M (N61635), Midland, MI, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing in gusty wind conditions. Nose wheel received minor 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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