# Incident 19791202048239I: Cessna 172M, Manistee, MI, December 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Manistee, MI
- Airport: Blacker
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2449° N, 86.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2449&lon=-86.3277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9890Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9890Q-2018-11-28) (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: 100 total, 35 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/19791202048239I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT'S WET SHOE SLIPPED OFF RUDDER PEDAL, BECAME WEDGED TO SIDE. ABORTED, SLID INTO SNOW.

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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