19791001024869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Byron Center, MI · October 1, 1979

Date
October 1, 1979 · 10:50 local
Place
Byron Center, MI
Airport
South Kent
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84660
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEM01
Reported as
Cessna 172K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total1 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot experienced a departure stall during initial climbout. Factor: unskilled in aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED A DEPARTURE STALL DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT. FACTOR: UNSKILLED IN AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.