# Accident 19800302005119A: Cessna 172N, Midland, MI, March 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Midland, MI
- Airport: Barstow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6156° N, 84.2472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6156&lon=-84.2472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737GG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 59 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302005119A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON TAXIWAY. RAN OFF INTO A DITCH. FACTORS, DOWNWIND TAXI, NO LEFT BRAKE, LEAKY CYLINDER.

## 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 CHI80FEM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM16), Mar 2, 1980: Cessna 172N (N737GG), Midland, 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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