# Accident 19791205035239A: Cessna 172F, Detroit, MI, December 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1979, 10:52 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8633U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8633U-1982-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 19 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205035239A

## Narrative

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

TURNED OFF RUNWAY ON TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING. WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT OVER. PILOT AWARE OF SURFACE WIND.

## 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 CHI80FEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC04), Dec 5, 1979: Cessna 172F (N8633U), Detroit, MI, 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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